Dr. Mikhail Varshavski (known online as Dr. Mike) — a Russian-born, American family medicine physician — has become an Internet star by addressing a wide range of medical questions. His good looks, bubbly personality, excellent sense of humor, and expansive knowledge of medicine and medical issues have fueled his popularity. In 2015, People magazine named…
Lesley Stahl, 78, is a prominent T.V. journalist whose career has spanned decades. Since 1991 she has been a regular on the CBS series 60 Minutes. In addition, she has served as moderator on Face the Nation (1983 — 1991) and host of 48 Hours Investigates (2002 — 2004). Stahl has written two books: Reporting…
Ina Garten, 72, a.k.a. “The Barefoot Contessa,” is one of America’s best-known television chefs. She hosts her eponymous Food Network program (Barefoot Contessa) and has written numerous best-selling cookbooks. These include Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again; The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook; Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics; Barefoot Contessa Family…
Julian Zelizer, 50, is an on-air CNN commentator and author of articles on the network’s website. In addition, he is a professor of political history at Princeton University. Two of his books — Taxing America: Wilbur D. Mills, Congress, and the State, 1945–1975 and The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle…
For nearly three decades, Ira Flatow has anchored the popular weekly talk-show Science Friday, which deals with issues of science and technology. He also is Science Friday‘s executive producer. The program now airs on Public Radio International and Serius XM Radio. Previously, the 70-year-old journalist and author hosted two television series on PBS: Newton’s Apple…
Sam Stein, 44, is a political editor at The Daily Beast and a pundit who appears regularly on MSNBC. Previously, he was a longtime reporter and editor at The Huffington Post. In 2011, while at HuffPost, Stein was included in that year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Media List. Before that he was employed by Newsweek,…
Since January 2013, media executive Jeff Zucker, 54, has been president of CNN worldwide. In that capacity, he is in charge of CNN, CNN International, HLN, and CNN Digital. Previously, he was president of NBC Entertainment and president and CEO of NBC Universal, among other positions at the media company. He also was an executive…
Martin “Marty” Baron, 64, has been executive editor of The Washington Post for nearly seven years; previously, he was the editor at The Boston Globe for more than a decade. He journalism career also includes stints with The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. Under his leadership, The Washington Post has garnered numerous…
Michelle Goldberg is a columnist for The New York Times, Slate and The Daily Beast. In addition, she’s a senior correspondent for The American Prospect. Her writing has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Glamour, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. She authored the books Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian…
Despite his proclaimed dislike of the term “storyteller” (watch the video linked below), Ira Glass is undoubtedly America’s premier storyteller. For more than two decades, the 60-year-old Glass has been the host of This American Life, which airs nationwide on NPR. Glass has garnered such prestigious awards as the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding…
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