Hosts

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner on her first television appearance and creating The Jim and Tammy Show

Bob Barker on his advice to aspiring show hosts

Chuck Barris on hosting The Gong Show and being hated by critics

Samantha Bee on the challenge of conducting interviews for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Tom Bergeron on his philosophy on making a show work

Tom Bergeron on his philosophy on making a show work

Tom Bergeron on his hosting style and the challenges of doing a live show

Tom Bergeron on his advice for aspiring hosts

Tom Bergeron on his advice for aspiring hosts

Pat Boone on advice for hosting

Pat Boone on qualities that make him a good host

Anthony Bourdain on advice to aspiring writers and television personalities

Alton Brown on agreeing to host Good Eats

Alton Brown on developing the visual style of Good Eats

Alton Brown on his "character" as host of Good Eats, his evil twin "B.A.", and his wardrobe

Josie Carey on advice to an aspiring children's show host

Dick Cavett on his interviewing style and advice from Jack Paar

Dick Cavett on advice to aspiring talk show hosts

Dick Cavett on how TV show hosts balance public and private lives

Dick Clark on the trick of being a good host and connecting with teenagers over the many decades of American Bandstand

Dick Clark on hosting Dick Clark's Caravan of Music, later renamed Bandstand, and on moving from doing the radio to television version of Bandstand

Nick Clooney on getting the offer to work for American Movie Classics (AMC)

Nick Clooney on getting the offer to work for American Movie Classics (AMC)

Nick Clooney on problems he encountered in broadcasting because of his young looks and mature voice

Andy Cohen on advice to aspiring television hosts

Andy Cohen on advice to aspiring television hosts

Bob Costas on how his style affects telling the story of sports

Judith Crist on wanting to be a film critic

Judith Crist on beginning to read movie reviews

Judith Crist on her first attempt at becoming a film critic

Judith Crist on Al Morgan inviting her to be movie critic for Today

Judith Crist on beginning to write film and television criticism

Richard Dawson on his start in television hosting with Mike Stokey

Richard Dawson on hosting Match Game and Family Feud

Richard Dawson on how hosting Family Feud fit him perfectly 

Richard Dawson on advice to aspiring game show hosts

Mike Douglas on what makes a good interview

Mike Douglas on advice to aspiring talk show hosts

Hugh Downs on interviewing Frank Lloyd Wright and what he learned about interviewing

Stephanie Edwards on her strengths as a host 

Stephanie Edwards on interviewing and hosting

Stephanie Edwards on her interview style on Everyday

Dick Enberg on the importance of listening in broadcasting

Dick Enberg on the importance of objectivity in sports announcing

Dick Enberg on what he is imparting to the listener when announcing play-by-play for baseball

Dick Enberg on calling a game by himself as opposed to working with others in the announcing booth

Dick Enberg on advice to an aspiring sportscaster

Ray Forrest on his next step up at NBC after being a tour guide -- announcer

Ray Forrest on how senior radio announcers made money -- commercials -- and what "standby duty" was

Ray Forrest on the path to his start as a real radio announcer

Ray Forrest on his first job as a junior radio announcer and why he finally joined AFRA (the precursor to AFTRA)

Ray Forrest on his first job as a junior radio announcer at NBC and on why he changed his name from "Feurestein" to "Forrest"

Ray Forrest on the shows he worked on as a junior radio announcer at NBC

Ray Forrest on most early television announcers not being happy to leave radio - they made money from commercials and television did not have commercials until 1941

Ray Forrest on working with an assistant on live TV and dealing with "mic fright"

Ray Forrest on developing his personal style as an announcer, and on how television announcing differed from radio announcing

Ray Forrest on the importance of likeability in television success

Sonny Fox on advice for those interested in hosting a children's show

Fred Foy on the craft of announcing, on his technique and his voice

Harry Friedman on advice to an aspiring game show host

Mario Kreutzberger on his role as the host of Sabado Gigante: "communication is magic"

Peter Lassally on advice to aspiring talk show hosts

James Lipton on his interviewing technique on Inside the Actors Studio

James Lipton on the research that goes into Inside the Actors Studio

Peter Marshall on what makes a good game show host

Wink Martindale on what makes a good game show host, and on game show hosts he admires like Bill Cullen

Wink Martindale on executive producing game shows, and on his production company

Wink Martindale on the craft of game show hosting

Wink Martindale on his advice to an aspiring game show host

Jim McKay on advice he got from Arthur Godfrey

Ed McMahon on how his role on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson expanded over the years, and on being considered Carson's "second banana"

Ed McMahon on what makes a good announcer

Al Michaels on what a sportscaster bring to a game

Al Michaels on his sportscasting style

Al Michaels on calling a "perfect game" and keeping his voice healthy

Al Michaels on advice to aspiring sportscasters

Jan Murray on becoming the host of Blind Date and on being the first comedian to host a live game show

Jan Murray on bringing humanity into his role as a game show host to play off gags

Jan Murray on becoming the host of Dollar a Second

Jan Murray on being the host of Treasure Hunt

Jan Murray on why he kept his career as a game show host for so many years and why he eventually decided to stop

Leonard Nimoy on the longevity of In Search of... and how the schedule allowed him to do stage work during the series run

Bill Nye on how much of a persona he has as host of Bill Nye, The Science Guy

Bill Nye on advice for aspiring hosts

Don Pardo on the announcer's role to the story on radio

Don Pardo on delivering a news announcement and having to double as an engineer

Don Pardo on the process of broadcasting early television as an announcer

Don Pardo on announcing a baseball game in 1946 on television

Don Pardo on working on children's television: Animal Fair

Don Pardo on his announcing style and keeping his voice in shape

Don Pardo on advice to aspiring announcers

Jacques Pépin on deciding to become a chef, and on becoming an apprentice

Jacques Pépin on how he came to be a television chef

Jacques Pépin on preparing to cook on television

Jacques Pépin on being involved in post-production on his shows, and on the sponsors of his shows

Jacques Pépin on what he enjoys about cooking, and on teaching cooking in class and on television

Maury Povich on his preference between hosting a talk show and anchoring news

Maury Povich on enjoying hosting Maury

Maury Povich on advice for aspiring talk show hosts

Jeff Probst on hosting Back Chat and Music FX  on the FX Network

Jeff Probst on hosting Back Chat and Music FX on the FX Network

Jeff Probst on his favorite tribal council segments and his interview style on Survivor

Jeff Probst on advice to aspiring hosts

Jeff Probst on advice to aspiring hosts

Martha Quinn on bad interview experiences

Sally Jessy Raphael on the impact she's had on the industry as a female talk show host, and on what makes a good talk show host

Geraldo Rivera on hosting Geraldo At Large on Fox News

Geraldo Rivera on hosting Geraldo At Large on Fox News

Pat Robertson on learning how to be on camera

Pat Robertson on advice to aspiring religious television hosts

Al Roker on being nervous on camera when he first started in television; on his on camera presence

Al Roker on learning meteorology and working with weather maps

Al Roker on people blaming the weatherman for bad weather

Pat Sajak on wanting to be in entertainment

Pat Sajak on developing his style as a host in the armed forces radio

Pat Sajak on the perception of a game show host and how it affected his try at being a late night host

Judith Sheindlin on her court room set on Judge Judy, and on making it as much like a "real" court as possible

Judith Sheindlin on not changing her ways as a judge when she started on Judge Judy, and on the impact the show has had

Judith Sheindlin on advice to an aspiring daytime television personality

Alex Trebek on deciding he wanted to be a game show host

Alex Trebek on his hosting style

Alex Trebek on what goes in to deciding which shows he wants to host

Bill Tush on interviewing celebrities for CNN's Showbiz Today

Bill Tush on advice to aspiring television personalities

Bill Tush on the ground rules for interviewing celebrities for CNN's Showbiz Today

Bob Vila on being telegenic and creating This Old House

Bob Vila on his role as host on the first This Old House and advice he was given for hosting This Old House

Bob Vila on making others feel at ease in front of the camera

Bob Vila on advice to aspiring hosts

Mike Wallace on what makes a great interview

John Walsh on being approached to host America's Most Wanted on the new FOX network

Joseph Wapner on advice to aspiring TV judges

Andy Williams on his role as the host of The Andy Williams Show