Profiles Index

Profile of Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC's Hardball
Chris Matthews is the outspoken host of MSNBC's Hardball, a top-rated program devoted to poltical analysis. Matthews is known for "hardball" grilling of interviewees, and for his in-depth knowledge and love of politics.

Lara Logan, CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
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.

Profile of Christiane Amanpour, CNN Chief International Correspondent
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, and is globally respected. She is commonly given entree to situations and events where other journalists are neither welcomed nor allowed. She's considered an authority on Islam.

Profile of Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News Journalist
In January 2006, Elizabeth Vargas, a respected 20-year broadcast journalist, began as co-anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. Of Hispanic heritage, Vargas exudes an cool air of thoughtful authority that viewers find reassuring, and has a penchant for social and religious issues. In May 2006, she resigned from World News Tonight, and was named co-anchor of ABC's 20/20.