Profile of MSNBC program host, Dr. Rachel Maddow, liberal commentator and activist.
Award-winning journalist Lara Logan was named to the CBS network's prestigious Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent position in June '08. Logan, known for her impassioned coverage and activist views of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been likened to a young Dan Rather or Mike Wallace.
Chris Matthews is the feisty host of MSNBC's Hardball, a top-rated program devoted to poltical news and analysis. He's known for his "hardball" grilling of interviewees, and for his in-depth knowledge and deep love of politics. He's also known for his infectiously hearty laugh and fast-talking style...
In January 2006, Elizabeth Vargas began as co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. In May 2006, expecting her second child, Vargas resigned from World News Tonight, and was named co-anchor of ABC's 20/20 newsmagazine. Industry whispers are that she wanted to return to World News Tonight after her child's birth, but ABC brass replaced her with news veteran Charles Gibson
Christiane Amanpour is CNN's Chief International Correspondent and one of the most distinguished and honored TV correspondents in the US. She's also said to be the highest-paid correspondent in the world. She is commonly given entree to situations and events where other journalists are neither welcomed nor allowed. She's considered an authority on Islam.
Anderson Cooper is the impassioned anchor of CNN's 360 Degrees and co-anchor of Newsnight with Aaron Brown. With his taste for covering disasters and wars, Cooper embodies a new style of confrontational advocacy journalism. A CNN executive calls him "the anchorperson of the future." Few realize that Cooper is the son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt and writer Wyatt Cooper.
Peter Jennings was a dedicated and respected newsman, a 41-year employee of ABC News and lead ABC evening news anchor for 22 years. With handsome looks and suave style, a thirst for knowledge and extensive knowledge of the Middle East, Jennings was regarded as a leading journalist of his time who reported most of the milestone events of the late 20th century.
With a bestselling book and his wildly popular Comedy Central cable program "The Daily show," Jon Stewart has given comedic voice to liberal frustration over Bush Administration antics. His show has become a leading stop for liberal opinion-makers' appearances. Who is Jon Stewart? Has he always been both funny and political? What about those rumors that networks want to lure him into primetime?
