Best Interviewers
24 items ranked
These are the journalists who knew best how to extract information from their subjects.
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1.
Mike Huckabee
140 points - added 10 years ago by humpy -
2.
Gretchen Carlson
124 points - added 10 years ago by humpy -
3.
Megyn kelly
122 points - added 10 years ago by ibew98 -
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Neil Cavuto
71 points - added 10 years ago by humpy -
5.
Ed Bradley
4 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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George Plimpton
3 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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Michael Parkinson
3 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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Dick Cavett
2 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
9.
Diane Sawyer
1 point - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
10.
Edward R. Murrow
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
11.
Studs Terkel
Most interviewers are known for their interviews with the famous. Terkel's book "Working" demonstrated his knack for probing the thoughts of common people.
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
12.
Larry King
King was the master of the extended one-on-one interview.
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
13.
Tim Russert
Russert made subjects squirm for years on Meet the Press
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
14.
Truman Capote
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
15.
Mike Wallace
Wallace interviewed everybody from Frank Lloyd Wright to Malcolm X to Roger Clemens in his career.
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
16.
Harry Reasoner
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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Bob Schieffer
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
18.
David Frost
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
19.
Charlie Rose
-5 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
20.
Barbara Walters
-24 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
21.
Bob Costas
Costas conducted a great interview of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky.
-36 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
22.
Matt Lauer
-36 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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Katie Couric
-38 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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Oprah Winfrey
-38 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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