Media Figures
Media figures from Ellen Degeneres, Oprah Winfrey and Stan Lee to William Randolph Hearst, Anderson Cooper and Chris Cuomo highlight important issues and drive the conversation in television, journalism and publishing.
Larry King
TV and radio host Larry King, known for his straight to the point interviewing technique, hosted 'Larry King Live' for 25 years.
David Muir
David Muir is an Emmy Award-winning American journalist and anchor of the nightly news show, 'World News Tonight with David Muir.' He’s also co-anchor of ABC News’ '20/20.'
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is a conservative radio and television host, and one of the original primetime hosts on the Fox News Channel, where he has appeared since 1996.
Elizabeth Vargas
Elizabeth Vargas is an American broadcast journalist best known for being the anchor of ABC's '20/20' and 'World News Tonight.'
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly hosted the popular cable news program 'The O'Reilly Factor,' which began airing on Fox News in 2001. He was fired from the network in 2017 after reports surfaced of his settlements for sexual harassment allegations.
Savannah Guthrie
Journalist and lawyer Savannah Guthrie replaced Ann Curry as co-anchor of the popular morning show 'Today' in 2012.
Oprah Winfrey
Billionaire media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey is best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. From there she launched her own television network, OWN.
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Ellen DeGeneres
With her own talk show, Ellen DeGeneres is one of America's most well-known comedians. She's also an advocate for LGBTQ rights.
Chris Cuomo
Chris Cuomo is a television journalist for CNN. He is the son of former New York governor Mario Cuomo and the younger brother of current New York governor Andrew Cuomo.
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest is known for hosting the popular televised competition 'American Idol,' the annual TV special 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' and the radio program 'American Top 40.' In 2017, he became co-host of 'Live with Kelly & Ryan.'
Jimmy Kimmel
TV personality and comedian Jimmy Kimmel was a game show host before he embarked on his successful late night talk show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams is a radio DJ and TV talk show host known for her no-nonsense attitude and brash on-air personality.
Dan Abrams
Dan Abrams is the chief legal affairs anchor of ABC News and the host of such shows as A&E's 'Live PD.' He also founded Abrams Media, which includes Mediaite among its web properties.
Paula Deen
Paula Deen is a TV personality known for hosting such culinary shows as 'Paula's Home Cooking,' 'Paula's Party' and 'Paula's Best Dishes.'
Katie Couric
American television journalist Katie Couric was the co-host of 'Today' throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2006, became the first woman to anchor 'CBS Evening News' alone.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper was a news correspondent for ABC and CNN before being tapped to host 'Anderson Cooper 360°.'
Shonda Rhimes
Award-winning writer and producer Shonda Rhimes created the hit TV shows 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'How to Get Away with Murder,' and has also penned several screenplays.
Dr. Phil McGraw
Mental health professional and life strategist Dr. Phil McGraw was a regular on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' before launching his own successful TV series, 'Dr. Phil.'
Christiane Amanpour
London-born broadcast journalist Christiane Amanpour has covered some of the world's most newsworthy events for CNN, ABC and CBS.
Dick Clark
Dick Clark was a TV personality known for the shows 'American Bandstand,' '$25,000 Pyramid' and 'TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes,' among others.
Jon Stewart
Award-winning comedian Jon Stewart is best known for his long-running stint as the host of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.'
Barbara Walters
Famed television journalist Barbara Walters is best known as the 11-year star of the 'Today' show, and for being the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program.