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  TV's Greatest Talk Show Hosts
Her natural empathy and grace have captivated, rightly, millions of viewers and changed daytime TV forever.
Dick Cavett ("The Dick Cavett Show," several incarnations on ABC and PBS): Cavett's talk shows began in 1969 and continued intermittently -- daytime, prime time and late night -- through the '70s and beyond.
Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Comedy Central, 1996-present): He's given the traditional talk show a current-events spin, giving his own takes on news as well as interviewing guests.
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  Talk show - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Often, talk shows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on the show for that episode.
Political talk shows of all sorts are common on radio stations across the country ranging from local radio talk stations in major metropolitan areas, to nationally syndicated radio talk shows such as the Rush Limbaugh show.
The tabloid talk show genre, pioneered by Phil Donahue but popularized by Oprah Winfrey was extremely popular during the last two decades of the 20th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk_show   (563 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on TV Talk Show Hosts at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
She may have a talk show more geared towards the younger generation but she still sticks to her morals and tries to make sure that her guests do not cross a certain line.
Her show covers a variety of topics from helping a family work through the pain of a father that was mentally abusive to shows surprising those for good deeds.
With her show being one of the newest to the talk show scene, it seems that just as a fine wine her show will only improve with time.
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 MSN TV - Talk Show Disasters
By the time her show was shockingly renewed for a second season, however, the charismatic host was lost between social responsibilities (Al Gore and Ralph Nader were guests) and "Jerry Springer"-like sideshow attractions.
Shockingly, the show lasted less than a year after its 1990 premiere, and Warfield was never heard from again (save the occasional "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" appearance).
The show featured a laid-back set with a soda machine, fireplace and a basketball hoop that encouraged guests to take a shot on their way in, but the show, like Warfield herself, was far from a slam dunk.
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 Talk show - The TV IV
A talk show is any show in which almost the entirety of the show is comprised of interviews with guests—usually film and TV stars and creators, authors, musicians, journalists or politicians, although many talk shows involve non-celebrity guests—and commentary by the host or hosts.
The majority of true talk shows air during the daytime hours—such as The View, The Jane Pauley Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Many so-called "late night talk shows," such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Late Show with David Letterman, involve a more comedic tone often interspersed with comedy bits and sketches and musical acts, but these shows are more accurately described as variety shows.
tviv.org /talk_show   (171 words)

  
 CEE Network for Gender Issues - Male TV Talk Show Analysis
The idea of the only men TV Talk show on gender equality was, to make visible the fact that the sphere of politics in Slovenia is entirely dominated by the men so that the leading men are the only ones who have the power to improve the situation of women.
They wanted to present to the public, by the means of the seriously led TV talk show, the level of gender consciousness and the quantity and quality of political will of the representative members of the main parliamentarian political parties.
Before the talk show, at the same day, Women’s Forum of the United List of Social Democrats and the Governmental office for Women’s Politics organized to the moderator the possibility to meet the most important Slovene feminists.
www.lahc.cc.ca.us /socsci/slovenfe.htm   (1425 words)

  
 TV Talk Show Disasters - A & E
The shows content was lost between the charismatic host trying to show a side of social responsibility and Jerry Springer-like side show attractions.
The show's substance was lost between her crazy different personalities and her comedic attempts of using old material from her successful sitcom.
The show's cancellation was forthcoming with its mixture of humor and disrespect and Johnson's unease at speaking to his audience.
media.www.sacredheartspectrum.com /media/storage/paper747/news/2006/10/19/AE/Tv.Talk.Show.Disasters-2374573.shtml   (623 words)

  
 Research on TV Talk Shows
Results of the study are used to speculate about the functions of television talk shows and may help to explain the popularity of this popular program genre.
Despite the public's interest in TV talk shows, mass media researchers have paid little attention to assessing the short-term and long-term effects of watching these programs.
Despite what many talk show hosts and fans believe, many critics of TV talk shows believe that these programs do not reflect the real world or the true context of American life.
web.missouri.edu /~frisbyc/tv_talk_shows.html   (779 words)

  
 Psychology Today: Confession of a TV talk show shrink
The truth sunk in the day he got a call to mediate couples battling in aboxing ring--dressed in a stripped referee costume: The chief ingredients of TV talk shows are emotion and conflict, and their main purpose is revenge.
The tumultuous dramas talk show guests enact are their lives, their wounds, the crimes of their hearts and their loins.
She thought for a minute, said that wasn't the point of view needed for this particular show, but they were planning another show on "the false memory syndrome," and she would keep me in mind.
www.psychologytoday.com /articles/pto-19950901-000018.html   (4663 words)

  
 IN TOWN TONIGHT to THE NIXON INTERVIEWS @ Memorable TV's Guide to Talk Shows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
TV UK An indepth guide to pretty much every Talk Show ever seen on TV, all entries include cast and crew details as well as running times, plot details, when it was on, what it was about and more besides.
Discussion show in which Kaye Adams used the same format as the Esther show (presented by Esther Rantzen), the show was basically Kaye standing in for an otherwise occupied Esther Rantzen.
Nightly talk show hosted by Dumont station announcer Chuck Tranum, his guests were generally of the people off the street kind.
www.memorabletv.com /talkshows/talk2.htm   (1298 words)

  
 Clinton Said to Want TV Talk Show - Murmurs.com - We Talk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A CBS division syndicates "The Oprah Winfrey Show." But Winfrey plans to quit her top-rated talk show in 2006 after 20 years.
Winfrey has built a billion-dollar publishing and television empire on the back of her talk show, which generates $300 million in revenue each year.
If Clinton proceeds with his plans for a talk show, it probably would be produced by his close friends Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason, sources said.
www.murmurs.com /talk/showthread.php?t=28481   (1033 words)

  
 CNN.com - Report: Clinton exploring talk show gig - May 2, 2002
It cited unidentified industry sources as saying he was not seeking a political talk show because of potential conflicts of interest with his wife, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The show reportedly generates $300 million in revenue each year, and she's paid more than $125 million a year to be host.
Daytime talk show ratings are generally down this year and two prominent hosts, Rosie O'Donnell and Sally Jessy Rafael, are ending their shows.
archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/News/05/02/clinton.talk.show/index.html   (365 words)

  
 cbs11tv.com - Mike Douglas, Former TV Talk Show Host, Dies At 81
Douglas did about 6,000 shows, most 90 minutes long, and estimated that at its peak the syndicated show was seen in about 230 cities.
Douglas was among the "early settlers" in daytime talk shows, said Robert Thompson, a professor and director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
The show syndicated starting in 1963 but had a limited budget, and Cleveland was not a frequent destination for well-known potential guests.
cbs11tv.com /entertainment/entertainment_story_223130714.html   (981 words)

  
 How to Become a Talk Show Host, Starting a TV-Radio Show, Syndicating Shows
If you love talking, are opinionated and has a charming personality, being a talk show host is most likely an excellent choice.
Talk show guests are an important part of the success of the talk show, so make sure to cultivate and maintain your contacts.
Editor-in-Chief Jennie S. Bev, co-author Valeria W. Barber and their research team have talked to several talk show hosts (both TV and radio), to provide you with the best and the most comprehensive self-study guidebook filled with insider information, tips and advice for breaking into and succeeding as a talk show host. 
www.stylecareer.com /talkshow_host.shtml   (1391 words)

  
 TV Talk Show Listings - TV Fan Forums
We'll talk to women whose lives were forever changed by the men in their lives.
Tony and Joanna were on the show, "Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer," because their daughter, Adrianna, was brutally murdered by a few of her friends.
Patricia and Rocky were also on this show and shared the story of the disappearance and murder of their son, Jared.
tvfanforums.net /index.php?showtopic=10409   (4992 words)

  
 Talk Shows and Live TV Tapings, New York City
Tabloid TV and institutionalized gossip come to life in the studios of the city.
As always, tickets for these shows are free, but most shows limit attendees to 16 or 18 years and older.
New York TV Show Tickets on nytix.com: Tickets for TV shows, and broadway plays.
www.ny.com /talk   (181 words)

  
 Dean discusses a TV talk show - The Boston Globe
Dean met this week with executives from Paramount, which produces talk shows such as "Judge Judy" and "Dr. Phil," according to Walker Waugh, a spokesman for Dean's grass-roots group Democracy for America.
TV and cultural critics will still have "The Swan" to kick around.
Then the show's team tells one of them "Sorry, you're still not quite good enough" and sends her home, while the "winner" goes on to compete in a beauty pageant with the other winners at the end of the season.
www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/05/01/dean_discusses_a_tv_talk_show?mode=PF   (660 words)

  
 Television Talk - CML Product   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Whether it offers late-night entertainment with Letterman or Leno, share-you-pain empathy with Oprah Winfrey, trash talk with Jerry Springer, or intellectual give-and-take with Bill Moyers, the talk show is one of television's most popular and enduring formats, with a history as old as the medium itself.
Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show offers a comprehensive chronicle of the first fifty years of TV talk -- with perceptive analysis of how the evolution of TV talk shows is connected to broad patterns in American culture as well as the economic, regulatory, technological and social history of the broadcasting industry.
It is difficult to imagine America in the twenty-first century without the talk show, and now it is difficult to imagine the talk show without Timberg's rich historical perspective.
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 AsiaMedia :: TAIWAN: TV talk show host and DPP legislator trade more insults
The war of words between Shen and Wang began on Tuesday, when Wang implied on his TV show that Shen was planning to form a political party with UFO Radio chairman Jaw Shaw-kong and independent Legislator Sisy Chen, who have often been associated with the pan-blue camp.
Shen responded by criticizing the talk show format, calling them "a bubble TV phenomenon" and said he intended to burst the bubble for the public.
"All these heavyweight show hosts care about are ratings of their shows, and their sudden changes in political stance comes with personal agendas on ethnic ideology and the future of Taiwan; when all these elements are put together, a sensational and yet strange phenomenon emerges," Shen said.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=13564   (452 words)

  
 Relationship Guru’s New TV Talk Show
“Talk or Walk” is the compelling and fast-paced new reality series that combines the emotion of talk, the conflict of court shows and the fascination of a relationship series.
“Talk Or Walk” features people from all walks of life - married or dating couples, parents and siblings, co-workers, neighbors, or friends - who have reached an impasse and are at a turning point in their relationship.
He traveled the media circuit and made appearances on such TV shows as “The Ricki Lake Show,” “The Sally Jesse Raphael Show,” “The Maury Povich Show” and “The View.” By 1997, Baisden had a significant following and was in demand to speak publicly to book clubs and at retail outlets.
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 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | John McEnroe's TV talk show axed
The show, called McEnroe, was watched by an average of 75,000 people a night - and sometimes got an audience of zero in the official TV ratings system.
McEnroe launched in July with TV bosses hoping his outspoken attitude and opinions would be a draw for viewers.
The show, which is broadcast in the US at 2200 (0300 GMT) on week nights, will be off air by the end of the year, CNBC said.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4069295.stm   (159 words)

  
 "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Joni Mitchell was forced to choose between appearing on this show, which was her first national television appearance, and appearing at Woodstock.
Her manager forced her to appear on this show when he saw how bad the traffic was going to and from the site.
However, the night of her appearance, several of the acts who appeared at Woodstock, including Jefferson Airplane, David Crosby and Stephen Stills showed up unannounced while she was being interviewed and gave their first-hand accounts of what it was like at the festival.
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 Rosie O'Donnell Show
It was her enthusiasm as a fan of Broadway, TV, movies and pop-culture personalities in general that set O'Donnell apart from the pack her very first day on the air six years ago.
Daytime talk usually isn't so edgy but today Rosie could have picked up a KMart.22 and blasted some poor soul in the audience without anyone giving it so much as a passing mention.
While they are perfectly perfect females who are so computer corrected on the covers of their magazines that they look like they have plastic skin, Rosie looks real.
www.nytix.com /TVShows/NewYork/Rosie/rosie.html   (663 words)

  
 Pasco: TV talk show host responds to complaints
Concerning your recent article about Marie Wheeler, the Holiday woman who was unhappy with her appearance on The Sally Show, there are several misleading aspects to that story that need to be corrected.
Wheeler, who had come to us to lose weight, complained that although the show enrolled her in the respected L.A. Weight Loss program and paid for her membership, she could not afford to purchase the recommended food or transportation to its site in Clearwater and had to drop out after a few weeks.
It may seem unusual, but that is standard talk show practice.
www.sptimes.com /News/072701/Pasco/TV_talk_show_host_res.shtml   (1007 words)

  
 Fave TV talk show hosts / moments - Movie Discussion Forum & Message Board
Never seen a Johnny Carson show, or Jay Leno for eg, although I guess Leno is kind of similar format to Letterman.
I've only seen her show a couple times, back when I was little.
Can't think of any Australian talk show hosts i like, they're too busy trying to outsmartass their guests.
www.cinemablend.com /forum/showthread.php?t=16655   (826 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Indicted former HealthSouth CEO hosts Alabama TV talk show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The show debuted Monday with ousted Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore as the main guest.
U.S. Attorney Alice Martin said she missed the first two days of Scrushy TV because she was working on plea deals for the 16th and 17th former HealthSouth executives to admit to wrongdoing.
The show's Web site says it will be a forum for "leaders and visionaries" to share their ideas, dreams and goals for the community.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/businesstechnology/2001870000_scrushytv03.html   (710 words)

  
 Coming up next: Ambushed on "Donahue"! - Salon
I recalled how he quit the talk-show business in disgust and how they lured him back with the promise that he could be a progressive alternative to O'Reilly.
That ungrammatical slogan should have been the first clue that something was wrong with the new "Donahue." But I had also watched the opening episode: Phil was trying so hard to escape the "wimp" label that he was practically frothing at the mouth.
They will cite studies which show that 8-year-olds have difficulty separating out fact from fiction and use them to justify restricting 17-year-olds' access to violent entertainment.
www.salon.com /tech/feature/2002/08/20/jenkins_on_donahue/index.html   (1040 words)

  
 Tv Show Ratings -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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The purpose of the TV Show Ratings & Reviews forum is to establish a database of TV ratings and reviews that members can use as a guide.
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