[9] Fuldheim traveled internationally and visited interwar Europe on an annual basis,[10] notably interviewing Engelbert Dollfuss two days before his assassination,[11] and Adolf Hitler in 1932[9] shortly before his rise to power.

[12] Interviews like these, which were conducted to help provide source material for her lectures,[13] also informed her approach to broadcasting as the first female news analyst in network radio while with NBC Red.

[17] In a subsequent lecture, she warned about rising tensions between the U. S. and the Soviet Union, saying "unless the United States finds a way to work with Russia harmoniously, we are doomed.

"[18] During this period, Dorothy spoke about and advocated for the peace movement and peacekeeping both prior to and after the end of World War II[19] along with maintaining social welfare programs domestically.

[18] Fuldheim additionally engaged in literary criticism and book reviews, with one review for the Kathleen Winsor novel Forever Amber drawing a capacity crowd of 600 women; Fuldheim expressed shock at the number of people wanting to hear her discuss a "badly-written book" revolving around sex appeal while expressing chagrin over her other lectures not netting such large audiences.

[21] Despite leaving WJW proper, she informally remained with the station after the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen purchased airtime over ABC for a weekly 15-minute commentary program.

In the years that Highlights of the News aired, Fuldheim interviewed among others Martin Luther King Jr., Helen Keller, the Duke of Windsor, and Barbara Walters.

In the 1960s, Fuldheim teamed with Cleveland radio personality Bill Gordon to host "The One O'Clock Club" on WEWS, a mix of entertainment, news, and interviews.

On May 4, 1970, while live on the air, Fuldheim made the following statement regarding the actions of the Ohio National Guard during the Kent State shootings, "What is wrong with our country?

[23] In 1980, Fuldheim was inducted in the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame[26] and covered major 1980s events: She traveled to London to cover the 1981 royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, the funeral of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and to Northern Ireland to interview the family of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.

The station received so many phone calls from viewers asking about her condition that an automated answering machine service was set up, devoted to providing updates about her health.