In September 2006, my latest book, "Notre Dame Inspirations," was released. This was a real labor of love for me, writing a book about my alma mater. Proceeds from the book go towards the Hannah Storm Journalism Internship at Notre Dame.
As you'll see in the following photos, many friends and colleagues joined me to celebrate my big night.
I was so excited to see my buddy Connie Chung, whom I have long admired for her work in TV news. Early in my career she told me I was a great ad-libber, and I've never forgotten that.
Chatting with Connie and her husband Maury Povich, who released a great book last year, just before Father's Day, about his father -- legendary sports writer Shirley Povich.
Posing with fellow Golden Domer (that's a nickname for Notre Dame grads) NBA player Troy Murphy.
Dave Price is not big on hugs, but I grabbed him anyway! I really like this shot of us.
This is my buddy Stone Phillips from "Dateline" on NBC. One of my favorite things about Stone is his sense of humor, which you don't always get to see on TV, but you sure do whenever you hang out with him.
A lot of my friends from other networks came to the party, including Steve Doocy, host of "Fox and Friends." Steve keeps the same hours I do, so it was great of him to stay up late that night.
Julie Chen always looks so great, and she really glammed it up here. I take a lot of pictures with her and never get tired of it. She's got a fantastic smile!
With Dave, and our Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen, who was pregnant at the time, with one baby already at home. So I was really grateful that she ventured out that night to support me!