EDUCATION/CAREER TRACK: Bachelor of science in journalism, 1974, University of Florida. Worked at two small Florida dailies, The Miami Herald, the Dallas Times Herald and The Dallas Morning News. Past president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.

MOST UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB: Visiting and interviewing a Russian farmer who was trying to operate a private farm in the final days of the Soviet Union.

SOMETHING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: I know how to keep secrets and will not tell.

IF I HAD TWO SPARE HOURS, I WOULD: Spend it with a good friend.

THE GREATEST CHALLENGE TO COVERING BUSINESS IN NORTH TEXAS: Telling readers how news in Washington affects their lives in Texas.