Even though I started this thread, can I participate too?
I was the first journalist ever permitted to travel unescorted through the Soviet Union (1987)
I was the first American ever to speak live on Soviet National Television uncensored.
I was the first person to transmit a live broadcast to the United States from base camp Lukla on Mount Everest in Nepal.
The first person to broadcast live from the Eskimo village Egloolik in Nanavut near the arctic circle. (in November no less)
Boy it's tough to be a "has been."