DES MOINES CYNTHIA FODER LOVES THE IOWA STETA FAIR. PEOPLE CALLED ME. THE STATE FAIR QUEEN IS EVERYBODY HAVING A GOOD TIME. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SH’S' A VERY SERIS OUJOURNALIST. OUR FRAI IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE CYNTHIA COULDEA RLLY BE CYNTHIA, HOW DO YOU DO IT AND IN THE PROCESS DO SOME PRETTY CRAZY STUFF TELL DOESN’T BITE HE’S GOT AHA SRP. THAT’S KIND OF FUNNY CONSIDERING THE QUESTION. CYNTHIA WAS ASKED I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMODEBY PLAYING A JOKE ON ME WAY BACK IN THE FALL OF 1994 AND I GOT A CALL ONE DAY OUT OF THE BLUE. FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER AT KCCI SAYING WOULD YOU BE INTERESTING COMING TO IOWA AT THE TIME CYNTHIA WAS ANCHORING THE NEWS IN ALBANY NEW YORK. I LITERALLY CLDOU NOT HAVE POINTED OUT. I WANT A MAP SOMEHOW THE WOMAN WITHHE TNE O YEAR OLD SON SAID YES, I THOUGHT HIM THROUGH THE BABY YRSEA IN A NICE PLACE LIKE IOWA, 28 YEARS LATER. CYNTAHI SAYS, IT’S THE BEST MOVE. SHE EVER MADE NOW. HE'’ 29 CYNTHIA ALREADY HAD A GREAT CAREER GOING SO GETTING HERAS QUITE A COUP FOR KCCI. I WAS THE ROYAL WEDNGDI RESEARCHER FOR ABC NEWS FOR LADY DIANA. AND PNCRIE CHARLES'’ WEDDING IN LONDON FOR A YEAR. BEFORE I WORKED WITH BBAAR WALTERS AND PETER JENNINGS. I WENT ON TO BECOME DIDAV BRINKLEY’S RESEARCHER FOR THE SUNDAY MORNING SHOW IN WASHINGTON DCOR F US. SHENC AHORED THE SIX AND TEN O’CLOCK NEWS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH STEVE CARLIN CYNTHIA PORTER FOR SETTLINGN I FOR A LONG RUN ON FIRST NEWS AT FIVE BECOMING A TRUSDTE FIXTURE AND AN AUDIENCE FAVORITE ME YOU AND CURTIS ON THE FIVE O’CLOC NEWS FOR SOME REASON OUR LITTLE CREW JUSTE W HAD A CHEMISTRY A CHEMISTRY THAT INCLUDED EATING CRICKETS. DO IT. THERE’S A GREAT MOMENT. DURING A SEGMENT ON THE THEN-NEW CBS SHOWUR SVIVOR, AND I WENT TO SWALLOW. IT WAS A FULL HUGE CRICKET AND CYNTHIA WAS A STUNNED AS THE RESTF U OS. I GOT A HUNCH. THIS IS GONNA MAKE YOUTUBE. WHERE ARE YOU TODAYHEN W DURGIN A LIVE STATE FAIR SHOW? BUT CURIOUS HUNDRED POUND SNAKE GOT STUCK IN GDOO OLD CURTIS GERTZ’S SHORTS. NOW. EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW SHORT I RELYAL AM. SHELS AO INTERVIEWED THE ROCK BAND KISS HERE. WE COME NOW. HERE’S SOMEBODY MORE MY SIZE. HOLLYWOOD ACTOR MICKEY ROONEY, I LOVE DOING THE SHOW WITH MY WIFE JAN DR. PHIL PRETTY SNOO YOU GET TO DECIDE. WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT FEELS PRETTY GOOD IT FLEW A REFLINGUE MISSION WITH THE IOWA AIR NATIONAL GUARD SHOW BACK HERE WHEN THEY COME UP ANDVE EN HELD HER OWN. CHORUS LINE KICKING WITH THE FAMOUS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ROCKETTES THAT BONKERS FUFST MADE THE NAGNGGI NECESSARY EVERYDAY PARTS OF TV NEWS ONE. MORE BEARABLE LIKE INWO T MINUTES. MOST RECENTLY CYNTHIA HAS WORKED IS KCCI’S CHIEF POLITICAL RE PORTER OVER THE PAST 28 YEARS. THAT’SIX S CAUCUS CYCLES. I’VE INTERVIEWED SEVEN PRESIDENTS PROVINGT T SHE’S VERY SMART PREPARED AND VERSATILE. THERE WASN’T EVER ANYTHING ELSE I EVER WANTED TO DO THEN TO BE A REPORTERUR O REPORTER. SHE IS AT A DARN GOOD ONE 28 YEARS AGOHE T PITTSBURGHA P NATIVE TOOK A CHANCE ON DES MOINES AND THANKFULLY FOR US SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH IOWA. THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE THIS. AND I’VE MOVED AROUND QUITE A BIT. AND THEY SAY THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. WE