 | Eric Alterman -- New York USA, 5.0k to 10.0k 
Termed "the most honest and incisive media critic writing today” by the National Catholic Reporter, and author of “the smartest and funniest political journal out there,” in the San Francisco Chronicle, Eric Alterman is author of the national bestseller, What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News (2003, 2004), media columnist for The Nation, the “Altercation” weblogger for MSNBC.com, and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Robert Bazell -- New York USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
During his career with NBC News, Chief Health and Science Correspondent Robert Bazell has reported on a wide range of subjects in the areas of science, technology and medicine, from throughout the United States and around the world. His reports appear on NBC Nightly News, Today, and Dateline NBC, and viewers have long known that when there is a major breakthrough in science or medicine, Bazell will be there to explain it in a lively and understandable way.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Joy Behar -- New York USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Joy Behar is among today's leading comic talents. Whether mixing with audiences or interviewing politicians and artists, she dives into absurd juxtapositions, her aim being not to sneer, but to uncover absurdities – especially those perpetrated by big guys on little ones. With a voice that sounds, as she says, "like I have Jimmy Hoffa in the back of my throat," she strips the varnish off pretensions.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Jeff Benedict -- Virginia USA, Contact for fee schedule
In the glamorous world of professional and collegiate athletics, the players who perform such amazing feats on the field or the court are often held to a different standard than the average citizen. The national expert on the subject of athletes and crime, Jeff Benedict is the author of several books on this topic. Plus, he was the lead researcher on two groundbreaking studies conducted at Northeastern University – one on student-athletes and violence against women and one on arrest and conviction rates for athletes. In addition to being a regular analyst on network and cable news programs, Benedict served as an expert witness on behalf of rape and domestic violence victims; consulted for law firms representing victims of violence committed by athletes; and frequently appeared as a keynote speaker for women’s groups, victim advocacy organizations and law enforcement conferences.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Len Berman -- New York USA, 20.0k to 25.0k
Voted New York's "Sportscaster of the Year" for 2001, Len Berman has served as the weekday sports anchor for "News Channel 4/Live At Five" and "News Channel 4" at 6 and 11 p.m. for more than 15 years. Since joining NBC 4 in 1985, Berman has hosted many live seasonal sports specials featuring the Giants, Mets, Yankees and Knicks. His popular feature, "Spanning the World," airs monthly on NBC 4 and NBC's "Today" show. "Spanning the World," Berman focuses on wild and wacky sports clips worldwide. In April 1996, Berman and "Spanning the World" were featured on "Dick Clark Hosts All-new All-Star TV Censored Mega Bloopers," the first of multiple appearances on Clark’s show.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Chaz Bono -- California USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Chaz Bono (formally, Chastity Bono) is the author of Family Outing, a collection of coming-out stories, including his own, and suggestions. Offered in a positive context, the information provides intelligent and sympathetic advice for those who wish to come out and for their families, friends and colleagues - all of who need to understand and be understanding.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Roger Bootle -- England England, Contact for fee schedule
One of the City of London’s best-known economists, Roger Bootle runs the consultancy, Capital Economics, which specialises in macroeconomics and the economics of the property market. He is also Economic Adviser to Deloitte, a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He was formerly Group Chief Economist of HSBC and, before the change of government, he was appointed one of the Chancellor’s panel of Independent Economic Advisers, the so-called “Wise Men.”
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Jane Brody -- New York USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
The New York Times personal columnist and the author of ten popular books including You Can Fight Cancer and Win, Jane Brody's Allergy Fighter, and The New York Times Book of Health. Sought-after as a speaker and commentator, Brody lectures frequently and has appeared on hundreds of radio and televison shows.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Joyce Brothers -- New York USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
For 30 years Dr. Joyce Brothers has been the dean of American psychologists. Possessing limitless energy and vitality, Dr. Brothers, who is an NBC Radio Network personality, is also a noted psychologist, columnist, author, business consultant, wife, and mother. Recognition of her significant activities and outstanding influence has come from many quarters. For six year Dr. Brothers has been listed in George Gallup's poll of the "most admired women."She is a regular columnist for Good Housekeeping magazine and writes a daily column that is published in more than 175 newspapers. Her legendary books have been translated into 26 languages.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Ken Burns -- New Hampshire USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than twenty years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. Stephen Ambrose, the historian, has said of Ken's films, "More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source."
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Ti-Hua Chang -- New York USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Ti-Hua Chang is a seasoned New York reporter who has become a household name by covering a variety of topics and reporting on both international and local issues. In 1996, he won the prestigious Peabody Award for a series of reports he filed on accused drug-dealing murderers who escaped to the Dominican Republic. That government's extradition policies prevented U.S. police from arresting them. In March 1996, he was dispatched to Tel Aviv, Israel to report on the string of terror blasts overtaking the city. Chang spent a week in Bosnia, filing reports from the war-torn country as he traveled with an Americares Convoy throughout several combat-ravaged cities.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Connie Chung -- New York USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
An award-winning investigative reporter 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 and Asian American in addressing the challeges today's women face, advocating diversity in the workplace, and inspiring younger journalists to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Anderson Cooper -- New York USA, Above 75.0k
Anderson Cooper anchors Anderson Cooper 360°, an unconventional, wide-ranging news program airing on CNN/U.S. weekdays. Cooper has anchored major breaking news stories, including the overnight coverage of the war in Iraq, as news of the military conflict was unfolding live during the day in Baghdad. Cooper also anchored much of CNN's live coverage of the D.C.-area sniper story and the coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion. For "America Votes 2004," he moderated a Democratic presidential candidates forum the network jointly sponsored with Rock the Vote.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Bob Costas -- Missouri USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Bob Costas has been with NBC Sports since 1979. During this time he has covered every major sport, but is perhaps most identified with the Olympics and Baseball. He anchored NBC’s primetime coverage of the last three summer Olympics – Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, and Sydney, Australia in the year 2000. He most recently hosted the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Bob’s first Olympic experience came in Seoul, Korea in 1988, where he served as the late-night host.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Catherine Crier -- New York USA, 20.0k to 25.0k
An Emmy and duPont-Columbia Award-winning journalist, and the youngest state judge to ever be elected in Texas, Catherine Crier is now a managing partner in Cajole Entertainment developing television, film and documentary projects. Crier’s presentations are the result of years of practice within an intensely competitive world, first as a criminal prosecutor, civil litigation attorney and state judge, then as an Emmy winning broadcast journalist, and now as an author. Audiences respond enthusiastically to the insights, analysis and practical instruction Catherine offers as she applies her unique perspective and style to each individualized program.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Susan Dentzer -- Virginia USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
A noted journalist, Susan Dentzer brings expert analysis to the state of healthcare today, as well as her extensive experience reporting on every public and private healthcare trend in recent memory to present to audiences a complete and concise picture of where we’ve been, where we are headed and the potential economic and policy implications of the current proposals being considered.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | E.J. Dionne, Ph.D -- District of Columbia USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
E.J. Dionne Jr. employs his passions for people and politics and his keen intellect to deliver reasoned analysis that is followed by a wide circle of policy-makers nationwide - on the left, right and center. Dionne demonstrates that he "knows the present with the keen sense of a beat reporter and the past with the perspective of a scholarly historian." His 2008 book, Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right was praised as "deeply personal and searchingly intelligent" by The New York Times Book Review and as "an insightful look into the intersection between religion and politics" by The Wichita Eagle.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Hugh Downs -- Arizona USA, 30.0k to 50.0k
Hugh Downs, one of the most familiar American television figures in the history of the medium, was anchor for ABC News’ 20/20 from 1978 to 1999, concentrating on issues of medicine, science, family, adventure, aging, space and the arts.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Dayton Duncan -- New Hampshire USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Dayton Duncan is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker. He is the author of nine books. Out West: A Journey Through Lewis & Clark's America chronicles his retracing of the Lewis and Clark trail; it was a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection and finalist for the Western Writers of America's Spur Award. Grass Roots: One Year in the Life of the New Hampshire Presidential Primaryis a unique look at presidential politics through the experiences of grass roots volunteers. Miles From Nowhere: In Search of the American Frontier examines the current conditions, history, and people of the most sparsely settled counties in the United States. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, published in November 1997; Mark Twain, published in November 2001; and Horatio's Drive, 2003, are companion books to documentary films he wrote and produced. His most recent work is Scenes of Visionary Enchantment: Reflections on Lewis & Clark, a c
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
 | Linda Ellerbee -- New York USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Linda Ellerbee is an outspoken journalist, award-winning television producer, best-selling author, one of the most sought-after speakers in America, a breast cancer survivor and a mom. Ellerbee began at CBS, then moved to NBC News, where, after covering politics, she cultivated a diverse following in the ‘80's with the pioneering late-night news program NBC News Overnight, which she wrote and anchored. Overnight was cited by the Columbia duPont Award it received as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever." In 1986, Ellerbee moved to ABC News to anchor and write Our World, a weekly prime-time historical series. Her work on Our World won her an Emmy for best writing.
Phone: 760-673-7700 ---
E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com |
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