 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Hager akatanga basa rake semunyori wenhau dzokune dzimwe nyika muna June 1969, achishuma nezvehondo yokuVietnam. Akakurumidza kugoverwa kuhofisi yeBerlin yeNBC, kwaakaramba achifukidza dzimwe nzvimbo dzokunze dzinonetsa, kubatanidza kubviswa kweShah yeIran muna 1979 uye kupinda muPanama muna 1989 nemauto eU.S. Hager akafukidzawo mitambo mina yeOlympic yeNBC, achiburitsa kubva kuGermany panguva yekurwiswa kwevatema munaGunyanayeMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya1972 muMunich. Muna 1984, akasungwa paaishuma kubva kuDemocratic National Convention muSan Francisco. 