Broadcast Media Speakers

Margaret Warner

Senior Correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Warner interviews newsmakers, policymakers, and opinion leaders on the nightly news show in regards to topics such as foreign and domestic politics, Congress and the White House, legal affairs, sciences, health, and the arts.

David Frost

Best known for his outstanding people skills as the acclaimed interviewer in his PBS series ...talking with David Frost, Frost has also been the host and co-creator of That Was the Week That Was, producer of countless other television programs, and author of over seventeen books.

Tavis Smiley

Selected by Time as "one of America's 50 most promising young leaders," Smiley hosts a late night television program on PBS, Tavis Smiley, author of five books, a special correspondent on ABC and CNN, and the political commentator on The Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Robert Bazell

Robert Bazell is NBC News' Chief Health and Science Correspondent. His reports appear on NBC Nightly News, Today and Dateline NBC. Having reported on medical breakthroughs for over 30 years, Bazell is a captivating speaker on medical issues and the media.

Fredricka Whitfield

Based at CNN’s world headquarters in Atlanta, Whitfield anchors the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom, reporting on breaking news events worldwide.

Marcy A. McGinnis

McGinnis is the former Senior Vice President, News Coverage, CBS News responsible for all aspects of the news, including worldwide news gathering, breaking news, hard news and crisis coverage, as well as the operation of all national and international bureaus. She is now the Director of the Broadcast Journalism ...

Lis Wiehl

Lis Wiehl is one of the nation’s most prominent trial lawyers and highly regarded commentators. Currently, she is the legal analyst on the Fox News Channel and Bill O’Reilly’s co-host and sparring partner on Radio Factor. A graduate of Harvard Law, Wiehl has never lost a case.

Holly Atkinson

Award-winning medical journalist and leader in medical education of the American public. Editor of "HealthNews", a consumer health newsletter. Author of the best-selling book Women and Fatigue.

Paul Kangas

Co-anchor and financial commentator of "Nightly Business Report," Kangas is television's leading provider of daily stock market information. Known for his sharp wit and encyclopedic knowledge of the financial markets, he provides great insight and entertainment to audiences.

Joe Trippi

Heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who "reinvented campaigning" Trippi began his political career working on Edward M. Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1980. His work in presidential politics continued with the campaigns of Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, Richard Gephardt and Howard Dean. He is the ...

Scott Simon

From Manhattan's Ground Zero to the back streets of Sarajevo, Chicago, and Kabul, Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as Host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. The program, which Jeff Yorke of The Washington Post has called, "the most literate, witty, moving, and just plain ...

Pamela Peeke

Dr. Peeke is a regular medicine and science commentator for CNN and is a featured medicine and health commentator on National Public Radio. She has also appeared as in-studio expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Ted Koppel's Nightline, Public Broadcasting's Health Week, CNN Headline News, Good ...

Sanjay Gupta

The senior medical correspondent for the health and medical unit at CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon, an assistant professor of neurosurgery, and plays an integral role in the network's coverage of breaking medical news. Reporting from combat zones and areas of natural disaster, Gupta speaks on the role ...

Free

Free is the effervescent, savvy and fashionable television and radio personality, recording artist and former co-host of BET’s immensely popular, 106 & Park. This hip-hop diva’s casual interview style and experience allowed viewers to gain a unique perspective on their favorite performers and attracted the top ...

Leeza Gibbons

From television news journalist and host, to radio personality, producer and businesswoman, Gibbons has been a part of America's living rooms for over 20 years. She hosts Lifetime's successful primetime magazine, What Should You Do?, and is a contestant on ABC's hit series Dancing with the Stars.

Manny Medrano

As the Supreme Court/Legal Affairs Correspondent for ABC News, Medrano has covered some of the most important national news stories of the past decade. With a front row seat to news events, Medrano has unique insight into stories that have changed the fabric and landscape of our society.

Catherine Crier

As host of her own court television show, Catherine Crier Live, Crier is a woman with a spirited passion for justice. In addition to hosting her show, Crier is also an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the youngest state judge to ever be elected in Texas.

Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb was named co-anchor of the fourth hour of The Today Show in August 2007. She has also been a Dateline NBC correspondent since April 1998 and the host of the weekly syndicated series Your Total Health since September 2004.

Terry Savage

Savage's book, The Savage Truth on Money was named one of the ten best money books of the year by Amazon.com. She offers sound advice on investments, personal financial planning and the truth about money. Her latest book is The Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?

Todd Gitlin

A critic of contemporary culture and media sociology, Gitlin captivates audiences with his take on issues from student activism to the analysis of journalism. His book, The Whole World is Watching: Mass Media in the Making and Unmaking of the New Left, offers a stable perspective in the constantly changing American culture.