Gordon became the first television journalist superstar Janet Jackson spoke to about her long time secret marriage and the painful ending of that marriage. He scored the first extensive interview with former football great O.J. Simpson, who had been acquitted of the murders of two people. Gordon won rave reviews for his handling of the controversial interview. He was in short, close to being exemplary. Gordon's years at NBC were no less impressive.
Conversation is noted for television exclusives.
When Gordon spoke with talk show host Oprah Winfrey, she admitted for the first time her reluctance to start a family because of her traumatic past. Gordon was also the first reporter entertainer Whitney Houston talked with about her marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown, their baby, and the wild rumors that accompany the life of being a superstar. Governor Bill Clinton on the day he announced Al Gore as his running mate. Today Show host Bryant Gumbel and Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. In fact, Conversation has become so popular that superstar singer Michael Jackson used an excerpt from Gordon's interview with Motown founder Berry Gordy in his song History.