Linda Ellerbee used to say that you are no one in TV news until you have been fired. 

In that case, KDFW morning Anchor Tim Ryan is no one. 

Ryan has been working at the Fox O&O for 28 years, for 23 of those years, he's been the station's morning Anchor. 

He says the secret to not getting fired is, "Put your head down, do your job every day, and have fun. And I’m past the point where I worry about it, so I think that’s the key. I don’t worry about getting fired anymore." 

Did he ever worry about it? 

"I think in this business everybody’s a little bit paranoid. You’re always looking over your shoulder. You’re working on two-year contracts. Anybody who gets into this business is, by nature, a little bit insecure," he says. 

Then again, after 23 years, this also might be the secret to not getting promoted. 

Just depends on how you look at it I guess. 

H/T D Magazine