Top Current Events Speakers

Top Current Events Speakers

Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper anchors Anderson Cooper 360°, an unconventional, wide-ranging weekday news program on CNN. Mr. Cooper, who joined CNN in December 2001, served as CNN's weekend anchor before moving to the 7 pm hour in March 2003 following the war in Iraq. Since joining CNN, Mr. Cooper has anchored major breaking news stories, including the network's overnight coverage of the...
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen is Bravo's Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development. He is responsible for overseeing the network's current development and production slate including hits such as the Emmy and James Beard award-winning "Top Chef," “Top Chef Masters,” "The Real Housewives” franchises, "The Millionaire Matchmaker," "Million Dollar Listing," “The Rachel Zoe Project,"...
Ayman Mohyeldin
All journalists hope that at least once in their career, they'll be covering the world's biggest story and be the best at doing it. With Egypt's revolution, Ayman Mohyeldin's hopes became reality. Many journalists did good work in Egypt at the country's - and the region's - historic turning point, but none matched Mohyeldin, 31. He put us in the middle of the action and took us behind the...
Bob Costas
One of television's most accomplished broadcasters, Bob Costas, is the host of Costas Now, a hard-hitting, intelligent and topical sports series. During his first four years at HBO, Costas hosted On The Record With Bob Costas, which established itself as one of network television's most respected programs for its compelling mix of interviews, commentary and opinion.
Bob Woodward
Called the most famous investigative reporter in America by the New York Times, Bob Woodward is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post where he has worked since 1971. He has won nearly every American journalism award, including the Pulitzer for his report on the Watergate scandal. He earned a second Pulitzer as lead reporter for the team that reported on the aftermath of...
Catherine Crier
An Emmy, duPont-Columbia, and Gracie Allen Award-winning journalist and the youngest state judge to ever be elected in Texas, Catherine Crier joined Court TV’s distinguished team of anchors in November 1999. She served as Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, in addition to hosting Catherine Crier Live, a fast-paced, live daily series, covering the day’s “front-page” stories.
Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur is host of The Young Turks, the first ever live, daily web television talk show. The Young Turks are on XM Satellite Radio 8-9PM ET (XM 167, America Left) and on Sirius Left 146. The Young Turks is one of the Top 100 You Tube Partners, with over 18 million views a month on their You Tube Channel...
Colin Cowherd
A Sports Illustrated Radio personality of the year, five time Nevada Broadcaster of the Year and now one of ESPN's most listened to and watched personalities, Colin's speeches are filled with hilarious anecdotes on Sports, Society, Family and Life. Colin Cowherd is currently the host of THE HERD WITH COLIN COWHERD on ESPN Radio and ESPNU. Colin co-hosts SportsNation, a one-hour studio show...
Connie Chung
An award-winning investigative reporter/anchor and one of the most recognizable faces on American television, Connie Chung has been a powerful force in the news industry for more than 35 years. On the lecture stage she draws on her unique experiences as a working mother in addressing the challenges today’s women face, advocating diversity in the workplace, and inspiring younger journalists...
Cynthia McFadden
For the past 18 years, Cynthia McFadden has travelled the world reporting for ABC News. Her distinguished work has won many of broadcasting's most coveted awards including the Emmy, the Peabody, the Dupont and the Foreign Press Award. For the past seven years she has been the co-anchor of the celebrated news broadcast, Nightline. Much of McFadden's investigative reporting has focused on...
David Faber
David Faber appears daily on CNBC's Squawk Box. He also breaks news and provides in depth analysis on a range of business topics for the network during his twice weekly Faber Report. In his eleven years at CNBC, Faber has broken many big financial stories including the massive fraud at WorldCom, the bail out of the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management and numerous takeovers.Dylan Ratigan
DYLAN RATIGAN is a New York Times Best-Selling author and the former host of MSNBC’s highest-rated, non-prime time show, The Dylan Ratigan Show, on MSNBC. Dylan is currently Partner and Director of National Development for ArchisAcres LLC, a veteran-led, organic hydroponic farming network that uses 90% less water and produces 3 times as much produce...
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz is currently the host of The Ed Show, which is the number two rated show on MSNBC. He also hosts The Ed Schultz Show, a nationally syndicated radio program with a weekly audience of more than 3 million listeners. He has won three Eric Sevareid Awards, managed a broadcast team that won two Marconi Radio Awards and a Peabody Award, and has been named one of the top 10 radio hosts in the c
Elizabeth Vargas
As an award-winning anchor and correspondent, Vargas has traveled the world covering breaking news stories, reporting in-depth investigations and conducting newsmaker interviews. During the historic Iraqi elections in December 2005, she anchored World News Tonight from Baghdad. She anchored for both World News Tonight and 20/20 from the U.S. Gulf Coast, covering Hurricane Katrina's devastation.
Erin Burnett
ERIN BURNETT is anchor of CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront, a nightly news program that reports on the people, places, and events that lead the global conversation. In her trademark casual and confident style, whether out on the road or in front of the headlines, Burnett delivers a show that is in-depth and curious. Burnett also serves as CNN's Chief Business and Economics Correspondent. She joined...
Giuliana Rancic
An entertainment journalist, fashion expert, and television personality, GIULIANA RANCIC is a force both on-camera and off but her remarkable success didn’t come easily. She is a true result of “The American Dream” and an inspiration to people, both young and old. Her love affair with television journalism began before she could even speak English – her parents couldn’t afford a tutor...
Harry Smith
Harry Smith is a fill-in anchor and senior correspondent. He also hosts a daily news and analysis feature, "Just a Minute," on the CBS News Radio Network. Smith serves as substitute anchor and occasional correspondent for the "CBS Evening News," "CBS News Face The Nation" and "CBS News Sunday Morning." He has won numerous awards, including several Emmys, an Edward R. Murrow award and...
Jacob Soboroff
Jacob Soboroff is a host and producer for HuffPost Live, the new live streaming network of The Huffington Post, and has created and hosted programming for some of the most well-known networks in the United States...
Jake Tapper
A prolific journalist and writer, JAKE TAPPER’s work has been lauded by such legendary newsmen Bob Woodward as “Brilliant, dedicated reporting by a journalist who goes to ground to get the truth.” Currently serving as the chief Washington correspondent and daily news anchor for CNN, Tapper has been a widely-respected reporter in the nation’s capital for over 14 years. Prior to joining CNN...
Jan Crawford Greenburg
Jan Crawford Greenburg is an ABC News Legal Correspondent based in Washington, DC covering the Supreme Court and national legal issues. She provides legal analysis for all ABC News platforms. Ms. Greenburg secured recent interviews with both Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and Justice John Paul Stevens. In his first television interview, Chief Justice Roberts discussed the court, his views...
Jim Rome
Perhaps the most respected voice in the world of sports broadcasting, JIM ROME is the leading opinion-maker of his generation. As host of the nation’s premiere sports radio talk show, Rome is known for his aggressive, informed, rapid-fire dialogue. Jim has established himself as the top choice of athletes and fans when it is time to know what is going on beyond the scoreboard. In late 2012...Jon Lovett
Jon Lovett is the Co-Creator and Head Writer of the NBC sitcom, "1600 Penn". Prior to this, Jon spent three years as a speechwriter for President Barack Obama during a dynamic and tumultuous time in our history, allowing for a unique perspective on politics, humor, communications, and the absurd way things really work in our nation's capital. During his tenure at the White House, Jon drafted...
Josh Elliott
Josh Elliott was named news reader for ABC's Good Morning America in March 2011. He had been the host of ESPN's SportsCenter each weekday morning since August 2008. Elliott also wrote columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, dating back to April 2006. Elliott first appeared on ESPN in 2004 as a guest contributor to ESPN's Around the Horn, Rome Is Burning and Cold Pizza. From June 2005...
Katie Couric
Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist and TV personality, well-known cancer advocate, and New York Times best-selling author of The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons From Extraordinary Lives. Couric joined the Disney/ABC Television Group in Summer 2011 and serves as special correspondent for ABC News, contributing to ABC World News, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America...Katty Kay
Katty Kay (pronounced CAT-TEE) is the lead anchor of BBC World News America. Prior to taking over as lead anchor, Kay served as the Washington Correspondent for BBC since 2002. Kay's career with the BBC began in Zimbabwe in 1990 where she started filing radio reports for BBC World Service radio. From there she also covered the end of apartheid in South Africa. Kay then went on to work...Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann began his professional career at UPI and the RKO Radio Network before joining CNN in 1981. In 1992, Olbermann joined ESPN hosting their flagship show, "Sportscenter", a position he held until 1997. While at ESPN, Olbermann expanded his duties on ESPN2 as their "marquee" personality to help launch the network in 1993. In 1997, Keith left ESPN to host a primetime show on MSNBC...
Martin Bashir
MARTIN BASHIR is an award-winning journalist who hosts his own show on MSNBC weekdays. Bashir joined NBC News as an anchor and a correspondent on Dateline NBC in December 2010. He is best known for conducting a series of exclusive interviews and making ground-breaking, landmark documentaries. Bashir has lived and worked in New York since 2004, when he joined ABC News as co-anchor...
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski is a co-host of “Morning Joe” and an MSNBC anchor. Brzezinski also reports on “NBC Nightly News” and is an alternating news anchor for “Weekend Today.” Mika has developed a reputation as a tough but balanced interviewer not afraid to ask the hard-hitting questions whether she’s speaking with a corporate CEO, a presidential candidate or a tenured politician. During the 20...Nancy Grace
An outspoken, tireless advocate for victims' rights and one of television's most respected legal analysts, Nancy Grace is the powerful force behind HLN's top-rated show, "Nancy Grace". A former prosecutor with an unparalleled record of success, she has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The View," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "Dr. Phil" and "Larry King Live," among others...
SuChin Pak
SuChin Pak is a veteran media personality and television host. She is currently an MTV News Correspondent and host of the environmental news program, G Word on Planet Green (Discovery Networks). SuChin is one of the most recognizable faces in the environmental media space and has focused much of her work on issues involving social change. She currently spearheads two pro-social campaigns...
Terry Tamminen
“Arnold Schwarzenegger may have signed the world's toughest anti-global-warming law, but it is Terry Tamminen, his environmental adviser, who is emerging as the state's real [global warming] Terminator.” (TIME Magazine, April 9, 2007). “Terry Tamminen...is probably the most brilliant guy around when it comes to the environment,” says Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, (Outside Magazine, April...
The Daily Show Live
THE DAILY SHOW LIVE 2013 This hilarious multimedia, hybrid (lecture/ stand-up) event features three correspondents / friends from THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART on Comedy Central. Tour is sponsored by both Comedy Central and The Daily Show and gives the audience an inside looking into one of the most popular shows on television. Each will speak / perform then have a group Q & A with...
Tim Weiner
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Tim Weiner has covered soldiers, spies, terrorism, war and revolution for 25 years. He has reported for The New York Times from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cuba, Haiti, and many other nations around the world. His history of the CIA, “Legacy of Ashes,” is an international bestseller, translated into 24 languages, and featured on the...
William McDonough
William McDonough is a world-renowned architect and designer and winner of three U.S. presidential awards: the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development (1996), the National Design Award (2004); and the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2003). Time magazine recognized him as a “Hero for the Planet” in 1999, stating that “his utopianism is grounded in a unified philosophy that...
Hoda Kotb
As chronicled in her book of the same name, HODA KOTB has “survived war zones, bad hair, cancer and Kathie Lee Gifford.” Currently serving as the co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s TODAY, Kotb began hosting the show since it debuted in September 2007, and currently hosts alongside Kathie Lee. Kotb has also been a Dateline NBC correspondent since April 1998, and she is a New York Times...
Chelsea Clinton
As the only child to a former US President and the former US Secretary of State, CHELSEA CLINTON has led a unique life being exposed to the world in a manner that can only be seen by a select few. This enriched life has molded Chelsea into an advocate for a more healthy, equitable, safe world and all things involving the Clinton Foundation. Established by her father, the Clinton Foundation...
More Speakers
- Martin Bashir
- Mika Brzezinski
- Erin Burnett
- Connie Chung
- Chelsea Clinton
- Andy Cohen
- Anderson Cooper
- Bob Costas
- Katie Couric
- Colin Cowherd
- Catherine Crier
- Josh Elliott
- David Faber
- Nancy Grace
- Jan Crawford Greenburg
- Katty Kay
- Hoda Kotb
- The Daily Show Live
- Jon Lovett
- William McDonough
- Cynthia McFadden
- Ayman Mohyeldin
- Keith Olbermann
- SuChin Pak
- Giuliana Rancic
- Dylan Ratigan
- Jim Rome
- Ed Schultz
- Harry Smith
- Jacob Soboroff
- Terry Tamminen
- Jake Tapper
- Cenk Uygur
- Elizabeth Vargas
- Tim Weiner
- Bob Woodward