Cari Champion is an American broadcast journalist and television personality who has previously been host of ESPN2’s First Take and has been an anchor for ESPN’s program SportsCenter. Champion was born in Pasadena, California, and she earned her degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she majored in English and minored in mass communications. Champion began her career... read full bio
Bill Simmons is an American journalist, author, sports analyst, podcaster, and former sports writer who is best known for being the CEO of the sports and pop culture website, The Ringer. Simmons was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and went on to earn his B.A. in Political Science from College of the Holy Cross and has earned his M.A. in print... read full bio
Amna Nawaz is an American broadcast journalist, reporter and foreign correspondent who is best known for being a national correspondent and substitute anchor for PBS Newshour. Nawaz has earned her B.A. in politics, philosophy and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has gone on to earn her Master’s in comparative politics from the London School of Economics. Nawaz originally... read full bio
Stephen Smith is an American sports television personality, radio host, journalist, and actor who is best known for being a commentator for ESPN’s First Take alongside Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim. Smith is also an analyst for the NBA on SportsCenter and is also an NBA analyst for NBA Countdown on ESPN. As a radio host, Smith has hosted The... read full bio
Yogi Roth is a Pac-12 Networks college football analyst, an award-winning filmmaker, New York Times best-selling author, scholar, coach, motivational speaker, media personality, and host. Roth began his career at the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a full athletic scholarship as a wide receiver. Roth graduated magna cum laude and went on to earn his master’s degree in communication... read full bio
Will Reeve is an American media personality and philanthropist who has recently went viral after reporting on Good Morning America during the coronavirus stating he wasn’t wearing pants. Reeve is the son of actor Christopher Reeve and mother of Dana Reeve, both of whom passed away while Reeve was young. Reeve currently serves on the board of director for the... read full bio
Taylor Rooks is an American sportscaster and journalist who has been seen on Bleacher Report and Turner Sports. Rooks was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and she went on to graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she majored in broadcast journalism. Rooks decided to pursue a career in sports broadcasting as she comes from a family of... read full bio
Rob Stone is an American sports commentator who is currently featured on Fox Sports where he covers sports and events such as the MLS, NFL, NCAA and the Professional Bowlers Association. Stone was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, and he went on to earn his B.A. in English from Colgate University. While there, he was a four-year letterman for their men’s... read full bio
Pamela Druckerman is an American-French writer and journalist who is the author of the New York Times best-selling book ‘Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting’, which has gone on to be translated into 30 different languages. Druckerman began her career as a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal where she was based in... read full bio
Nina Teicholz is a journalist and author who is best known for her New York Times best-selling book ‘The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet.’ Teicholz is from Berkeley, California, and she earned her degree in American Studies after studying at Yale and Stanford and she went on to earn her master’s degree... read full bio
Jon Wertheim is an American sports journalist and author from Bloomington, Indiana. He has been a staff member for Sports Illustrated for over 20 years and is also the executive editor. Over the years as a journalist for Sports Illustrated, Wertheim has covered sports such as mixed martial arts, tennis, the NBA, and more. Wertheim has also been an analyst... read full bio
James Longman is an English foreign correspondent for ABC News America. Longman was born in London, England, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in Arabic from the School of Oriental and African Studies before going on to earn his master’s in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. Longman went on to begin his career working as a reporter... read full bio
Eliza Griswold is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, author, and poet who is currently a contributing writer to the New Yorker as well as a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. Griswold earned her degree from Princeton University and also studied creative writing at Johns Hopkins University. As an author, Griswold has recently published her book of poetry,... read full bio
Jeff Johnson is an award-winning journalist and communications specialist who is currently the Managing Principal for JIJ Communications. Through his work with JIJ Communications, Johnson consultants clients with strategic insight in the private, public, and entertainment sectors. He has worked with companies and organizations such as Google, Victoria’s Secret, and the City of Cleveland. Johnson studied at the University of... read full bio
Toure is an American television host, journalist, critic, and novelist who is known for being the co-host of the television show “The Cycle,” on MSNBC. On television, Toure has also been host of “Hiphop Shop” and “On the Second” which is featured on Fuse. He has also been contributor to “The Dylan Ratigan Show.” Toure was born in Boston, Massachusetts,... read full bio
Tara Setmayer is an American political commentator for ABC News and CNN, is a former GOP communications director for the U.S. House of Representatives, and has been a co-host for Real News on TheBlaze. She has also been a communications specialist for the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education and has been seen on television series such as The View,... read full bio
Angela Rye is an American political commentator, news correspondent, attorney, and the Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy firm in Washington, D.C. As a political commentator, Rye serves as a political analyst for CNN as well as NPR. Rye was born in Seattle, Washington, and she earned her B.A. from the University of Washington before going on... read full bio
April Ryan is an American journalist and author who has served as a White House correspondent in Washington D.C. for American Urban Radio Networks for years. Most recently, Ryan has began working for CNN as a political analyst and has been named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists. Ryan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and... read full bio
Katori Hall is an American playwright, journalist, activist and actress from Memphis, Tennessee. Hall earned her B.A. in African-American studies and creative writing from Columbia University where she was awarded with top departmental honors from the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. Hall went on to earn her M.F.A. from the American Repertory Theater’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training at... read full bio
Elvis Mitchell is an American film critic who is known for being the host of the KCRW public radio show, The Treatment, a nationally syndicated pop culture and entertainment show. He has also been a visiting lecturer at Harvard University. Mitchell was born in Highland Park, Michigan and went on to earn his bachelor’s in English from Wayne State University.... read full bio
