{"id":726039,"date":"2026-05-07T16:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:10:19","slug":"most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Powerful People in New York Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ea24dbf62\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26ea24dbf62\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Dan_Abrams\" >Dan Abrams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Adam_Baidawi_Mark_Guiducci_and_Chloe_Malle\" >Adam Baidawi, Mark Guiducci and Chloe Malle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Drew_Barrymore\" >Drew Barrymore<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Joy_Behar_Whoopi_Goldberg_Alyssa_Farah_Griffin_Sara_Haines_Sunny_Hostin_and_Ana_Navarro\" >Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Hannah_Berner_and_Paige_DeSorbo\" >Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Michael_Bloomberg\" >Michael Bloomberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Rebecca_Blumenstein_and_Cesar_Conde\" >Rebecca Blumenstein and Cesar Conde<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Mika_Brzezinski_and_Joe_Scarborough\" >Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Gerry_Cardinale_and_Jeff_Zucker\" >Gerry Cardinale and Jeff Zucker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Charlamagne_tha_God\" >Charlamagne tha God<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Andy_Cohen_Stephen_Colbert_Jimmy_Fallon_Seth_Meyers_John_Oliver_and_Jon_Stewart\" >Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and Jon Stewart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Joanna_Coles\" >Joanna Coles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Mark_Consuelos_and_Kelly_Ripa\" >Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Anderson_Cooper\" >Anderson Cooper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Carson_Daly_Dylan_Dreyer_Savannah_Guthrie_Jenna_Bush_Hager_Sheinelle_Jones_Craig_Melvin_and_Al_Roker\" >Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer, Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin and Al Roker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Barry_Diller\" >Barry Diller<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Tony_Dokoupil_Tom_Llamas_and_David_Muir\" >Tony Dokoupil, Tom Llamas and David Muir<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Sam_Dolnick_Joe_Kahn_Marc_Lacy_Meredith_Kopit_Levien_Carolyn_Ryan_and_AG_Sulzberger\" >Sam Dolnick, Joe Kahn, Marc Lacy, Meredith Kopit Levien, Carolyn Ryan and A.G. Sulzberger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Sean_Evans\" >Sean Evans\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Scott_Galloway_and_Kara_Swisher\" >Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Greg_Gutfeld_Dana_Perino_Jessica_Tarlov_and_Jesse_Watters\" >Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Sarah_Harrelson\" >Sarah Harrelson\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#David_Haskell\" >David Haskell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Almin_Karamehmedovic_and_Debra_OConnell\" >Almin Karamehmedovic and Debra OConnell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Jon_Kelly\" >Jon Kelly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Megyn_Kelly\" >Megyn Kelly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Gayle_King\" >Gayle King\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Ezra_Klein\" >Ezra Klein<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Rebecca_Kutler\" >Rebecca Kutler<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Peter_Lattman\" >Peter Lattman\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Roger_Lynch_David_Remnick_and_Anna_Wintour\" >Roger Lynch, David Remnick and Anna Wintour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Rachel_Maddow\" >Rachel Maddow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Lorne_Michaels\" >Lorne Michaels<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Sara_Moonves\" >Sara Moonves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Keith_Poole_and_Emma_Tucker\" >Keith Poole and Emma Tucker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Kareem_Rahma\" >Kareem Rahma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Robin_Roberts_George_Stephanopoulos_and_Michael_Strahan\" >Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Matt_Rogers_and_Bowen_Yang\" >Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Andrew_Schulz\" >Andrew Schulz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Suzanne_Scott_and_Jay_Wallace\" >Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Ben_Smith\" >Ben Smith<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Stephen_A_Smith\" >Stephen A. Smith<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Andrew_Ross_Sorkin\" >Andrew Ross Sorkin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Emily_Sundberg\" >Emily Sundberg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Mark_Thompson\" >Mark Thompson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Robert_Thomson\" >Robert Thomson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Pablo_S_Torre\" >Pablo S. Torre<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Bari_Weiss\" >Bari Weiss<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Jennifer_Welch\" >Jennifer Welch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/most-powerful-people-in-new-york-media\/#Ziwe\" >Ziwe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFor plenty of moviegoers who\u2019ve now seen <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>, it\u2019s a pleasant exercise in nostalgia. Anne Hathaway and company wear very expensive clothing while again dodging Meryl Streep\u2019s biting remarks, each delivered via her tongue-in-cheek take on Anna Wintour. For journalists, however, this comedy hits a tad too close to home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLayoffs. Faustian bargains with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. Whole industries in the hands of ambivalent billionaires. Being forced to book economy \u2026 <em>on international flights<\/em>. These aren\u2019t just plot devices to get the gang back together. These are the realities of working in media in 2026, where the decline of old models demands agility from the legacy companies that want to thrive \u2014 while making room for new opportunities, platforms and breakout stars. The Fourth Estate is still flush with power, it\u2019s just more scattered than ever. And that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing. \u201cNew paradigms take time to reveal themselves,\u201d says Puck co-founder and editor-in-chief Jon Kelly. \u201cThe media industry has traditionally rewarded safety: playing by the rules, not screwing up and traditional ladder-climbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTo be clear, safety is not guaranteed. Broadcast and cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>rooms work alongside the specter of Brendan Carr, the Trump-friendly FCC chair actively investigating or at least threatening someone new on the daily. And Silicon Valley, which once established clear parameters for digital success thanks to search engine optimization and Facebook favoritism, has AI overhauling the way readers consume news. And hanging on Amy Poehler\u2019s podcast or making doe eyes with Amelia Dimoldenberg over a plate of chicken tenders are equally as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ealing opportunities as a magazine cover profile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBut even amid the wild decentralization of power in media, <em>THR<\/em>\u2018s survey of its longtime epicenter reveals that New York City remains an unrivaled stronghold \u2014 one populated by more stars than ever before. When asked to define what power in journalism means today, those wielding the most influence (and, in some instances, the biggest budgets) offered plenty of different takes. Audience rapport, consumer trust and editorial independence rank among the most popular responses. Some, like A.G. Sulzberger, offered more nuanced analyses. The chair of the New York Times Co. and publisher of the Gray Lady says power is still in the hands of the reporters. \u201cThe internet is overflowing with aggregators and commentators, but there are fewer people doing actual original reporting than ever before,\u201d says Sulzberger. \u201cIt\u2019s easier to offer a take than to follow the facts or dig for new ones. But reporting is the greatest contribution news organizations make to the public and the essential ingredient that sustains the rest of the media ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMany simply offered jokes \u2014 there are quite a few comedians in this space, after all \u2014 that, like the <em>Prada<\/em> sequel, are funny and unnerving in equal measure. <em>Tonight Show<\/em> host Jimmy Fallon posits that power in media these days is just a matter of \u201chow many times a day the president tweets about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAll of their answers are correct, which is why we\u2019ve devoted this list to examining the influence and authority of these power players in a sprawling industry that, even when it makes us fly coach, is still a thrilling \u2014 and vital \u2014 arena in which to work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dan_Abrams\"><\/span>Dan Abrams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264655243-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dan Abrams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264655243-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264655243-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,143 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264655243-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,211 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2264655243-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,311 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ABRAMS MEDIA NETWORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThree decades after breaking out for his coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial on Court TV, the ABC News legal analyst acquired that very channel \u2014 folding it into his Law&amp;Crime network in February. One of the most facile entrepreneurs in news media, Abrams hosts and produces the Reelz law enforcement love letter <em>On Patrol: Live<\/em>, maintains the reins at Mediaite and broadcasts daily on his own SiriusXM show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now <\/strong>\u201cFormer FBI director Chris Wray.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026  <\/strong>\u201cGo to he Bronx Zoo with my five-year-old daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adam_Baidawi_Mark_Guiducci_and_Chloe_Malle\"><\/span>Adam Baidawi, Mark Guiducci and Chloe Malle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EAnderson_HR_TRIO_FINAL-HiRES_new-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"From left: Cond\u00e9 Nast\u2019s Adam Baidawi, Chloe Malle and Mark\u202fGuiducci were photographed April\u202f21 at One World Trade Center in NYC.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EAnderson_HR_TRIO_FINAL-HiRES_new-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EAnderson_HR_TRIO_FINAL-HiRES_new-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,142 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EAnderson_HR_TRIO_FINAL-HiRES_new-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,209 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EAnderson_HR_TRIO_FINAL-HiRES_new-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,309 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photographed by Emma Anderson\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>COND\u00c9 NAST\u2019S YOUNG GUN EDITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe most storied publishing house in American magazines made clear its plans for the future over the past year, entrusting three of its most influential legacy brands to the next-generation trio of Baidawi (<em>GQ<\/em>), Guiducci (<em>Vanity Fair<\/em>) and Malle (<em>Vogue<\/em>). They assumed editorial control of their respective titles and inherited a combined print circulation above 3 million subscribers and a slate of vital events including Men of the Year, the Met Gala and that Oscar afterparty. No pressure!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BAIDAWI <\/strong>\u201cRalph Lauren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>MALLE <\/strong>\u201cTaylor and Travis!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>GUIDUCCI <\/strong>\u201cMarc Jacobs, Zohran Mamdani, Deeda Blair. Deeda would\u00a0be smoking Virginia Slims, and Marc would be vaping. I don\u2019t know what the mayor is into, but I\u2019d love to find out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drew_Barrymore\"><\/span>Drew Barrymore<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Drew Barrymore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TDBS_S6_Key_Art_Socials_1920x1080_wCopy.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: CBS Media Ventures\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>THE DREW BARRYMORE SHOW<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOther syndicated star vehicles are either bowing out (Kelly Clarkson) or getting canned (Sherri Shepherd) but not Barrymore\u2019s. CBS doubled down on her 6-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, which is averaging 1.6 million viewers this season, by renewing her platform for positivity and celebrity pals through the 2027-28 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joy_Behar_Whoopi_Goldberg_Alyssa_Farah_Griffin_Sara_Haines_Sunny_Hostin_and_Ana_Navarro\"><\/span>Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?w=1500\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE VIEW - (6.26.24) The View\u2019s Season 28 Co-host photo shoot. L-R: Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg. \u201cThe View\u201d airs Monday-Friday, 11am-12noon, ET on ABC. (ABC\/JEFF LIPSKY) L-R: SARA HAINES, ANA NAVARRO, SUNNY HOSTIN, JOY BEHAR, ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN, WHOOPI GOLDBERG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg 5556w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=1500,842 1500w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=200,112 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=435,244 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=1000,562 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173503_Group_02_0135_comp__V3-e1778123371882.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>THE VIEW<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA leading case for media power in 2026 is pissing off the (far) right people. And few broadcasters court as much ire from Brendan Carr\u2019s FCC as the sextet fronting <em>The View<\/em>. The chair\u2019s ongoing investigation into whether or not Whoopi, Joy and the gals are beholden to the \u201cEqual Time\u201d rule only bolsters their influence heading into the midterms. And you\u2019re all welcome to your own feelings about their grilling of Cheryl Hines, but that was damn entertaining TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>GOLDBERG AND NAVARRO <\/strong>\u201cPope Leo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>HOSTIN<\/strong> \u201cA longform, unfiltered conversation with Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>GRIFFIN<\/strong> \u201cTimoth\u00e9e Chalamet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BEHAR <\/strong>\u201cMel Brooks, Albert Einstein and Gore Vidal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>HAINES <\/strong>\u201cJesus, my cousin President John Adams and Tina Fey (for levity).\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1000px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((498\/1000)*100%)\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8fea_NYsidebars_screentime-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8fea_NYsidebars_screentime-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"498\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images; Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hannah_Berner_and_Paige_DeSorbo\"><\/span>Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hannah-Berner-Paige-DeSorbo-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: David Urbanke; Chris White\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>GIGGLY SQUAD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Summer House<\/em> be damned. These two Bravo alums don\u2019t need reality TV when they\u2019ve got a budding empire. Berner and DeSorbo\u2019s pop culture podcast and YouTube simulcast have courted a devoted audience (north of 50 million downloads), an exclusive advertising pact with ACast and, potentially, a scripted segue care of a deal to star as spoofs of themselves in a Netflix comedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BERNER<\/strong> \u201cSerena Williams\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DESORBO<\/strong> \u201cAnne Hathaway\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>DESORBO<\/strong> \u201cAnna Wintour, Jennifer Lawrence and Sarah Jessica Parker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BERNER <\/strong>\u201cInstagram, trying not to click on Threads and texts from my mom about world events I should know about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Michael_Bloomberg\"><\/span>Michael Bloomberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243425242-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Michael Bloomberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243425242-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243425242-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243425242-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243425242-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,290 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Kristina Bumphrey\/Variety\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BLOOMBERG L.P.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe patron saint of financial software still owns a majority stake in the data and news outfit that bears his name, but these days he\u2019s lending that name and considerable influence to another arena. Book launches hosted by the former mayor at his Bloomberg Philanthropies townhouse on the Upper East Side are among the hottest invites in town, with fetes for the likes of Bob Iger, Norah O\u2019Donnell and Darren Walker. Watch out, Reese Witherspoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebecca_Blumenstein_and_Cesar_Conde\"><\/span>Rebecca Blumenstein and Cesar Conde<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rebecca Blumenstein and Cesar Conde\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Blumenstein-Cesar-Conde-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy of Subject (2)\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>NBCUNIVERSAL NEWS GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWith 126 million monthly users across TV, digital and streaming, NBC News is America\u2019s most watched news organization under News Group chair Conde, who notably oversaw the 2025 <em>Nightly News<\/em> transition from Lester Holt to Tom Llamas. As president of NBC News, editorial, Blumenstein saw her organization\u2019s website overtake CNN\u2019s for the first time ever in February. Their outfit also has emerged from the MSNBC exodus seemingly unscathed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mika_Brzezinski_and_Joe_Scarborough\"><\/span>Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MJ-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MJ-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MJ-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MJ-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MJ-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,290 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>MORNING JOE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRegardless of their network\u2019s name (RIP, MSNBC!), Scarborough and Brzezinski are still one of TV\u2019s most influential forces in politics. Moments after a recent live interview with Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, the Trump administration again outed themselves as fans by issuing a response. For MS NOW, the couple\u2019s a.m. show ranks as the most downloaded podcast and biggest driver to YouTube, with 227 million views in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BRZEZINSKI <\/strong>\u201cSecretary of State Marco Rubio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCARBOROUGH<\/strong> \u201cAs always, [Paul] McCartney. It ain\u2019t happening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>BRZEZINSKI<\/strong> \u201cReach, access, and historic perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>SCARBOROUGH <\/strong>\u201cBeing able to separate the signal from the ground noise. (Most of it is ground noise).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gerry_Cardinale_and_Jeff_Zucker\"><\/span>Gerry Cardinale and Jeff Zucker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Gerry Cardinale and Jeff Zucker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Gerry-Cardinale-Jeff-Zucker-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images (2)\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>REDBIRD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRedBird keeps making major media moves, with founder Cardinale, a private equity kingmaker, playing a key role (along with his company\u2019s $2 billion stake) in Skydance\u2019s acquisition of Paramount \u2014 as well as the pending Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Zucker, the former NBCUniversal chair and CNN boss, is making waves of his own. He most recently ushered that $8 billion megadeal between Banijay and All3Media to form what\u2019s been billed as the world\u2019s largest indie media company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ZUCKER <\/strong>\u201cJalen Brunson, Jonathan Groff and Meredith Kopit Levien.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ZUCKER<\/strong> \u201cGo see Ragtime. It\u2019s the best thing on Broadway this season. And maybe in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charlamagne_tha_God\"><\/span>Charlamagne tha God<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2228254660-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Charlamagne Tha God\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2228254660-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2228254660-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,128 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2228254660-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,189 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2228254660-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,278 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>THE BREAKFAST CLUB<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPerhaps one of the last truly relevant voices in radio, the <em>Breakfast Club<\/em> host is a firebrand, a perennial draw for newsmaking interviewers and a tea-slinging gossip. He\u2019s also making bank, recently signing a $200 million contract extension with iHeartMedia and launching plans to turn his Black Effect network into a podcasting giant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andy_Cohen_Stephen_Colbert_Jimmy_Fallon_Seth_Meyers_John_Oliver_and_Jon_Stewart\"><\/span>Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and Jon Stewart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Andy Cohen Stephen Colbert Jimmy Fallon Seth Meyers John Oliver Jon Stewart\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Andy-Cohen-Stephen-Colbert-Jimmy-Fallon-Seth-Meyers-John-Oliver-Jon-Stewart-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: NBC (3); CBS; HBO; Comedy Central\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>NEW YORK\u2019S LAST BOYS OF LATE NIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIf late night is dying \u2014 or already dead, depending on whom you ask \u2014 then why have its players dominated the news cycle for nearly a year? Colbert may be signing off against his will (read his exit interview here), but his New York fraternity remains a strong and entertaining reminder of the First Amendment\u2019s necessity and fragility. And, hey, if David Ellison has yet to meddle with Stewart, maybe things will stay the same when he\u2019s Oliver\u2019s boss as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>FALLON<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m doing Media Paleo right now. So I\u2019m only consuming TV shows that a caveman would have watched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily screen time average<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>COHEN <\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s bad. I don\u2019t want to be confronted with this figure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>FALLON <\/strong>\u201cNot enough. I really need to cut back on the time I spend with my family to get more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/>COHEN<\/strong> \u201cYour ability to tell the truth and not sell out to the current administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joanna_Coles\"><\/span>Joanna Coles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2216168139-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Joanna Coles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2216168139-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2216168139-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,190 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2216168139-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,280 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2216168139-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,413 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>THE DAILY BEAST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTwo years into her gig as chief creative and content officer for the Daily Beast, the former Hearst exec has helped stem costs and lift traffic at the IAC-owned outlet while she\u2019s personally leaned heavily into podcasting. She hosts <em>The Daily Beast Podcast <\/em>and <em>Inside Trump\u2019s Head<\/em> with Michael Wolff \u2014 two of the fastest-growing podcasts on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cMarjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson and Homer Simpson. All cartoon characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview I want to book right now<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\u201cUsha Vance. I would love to speak to her not just as the wife of Vice President JD Vance but as the daughter of Radhakrishna and Lakshmi Chilukuri who emigrated from Andhra Pradesh, India in the late 1970s. She has two degrees from Yale, one from Cambridge University and is a former law clerk for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, so she must have some opinions about President Trump. And if she doesn\u2019t have opinions, does she at least have feelings? And I\u2019d like to inquire how JD\u2019s efforts to convert his wife to Catholicism are going.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Consuelos_and_Kelly_Ripa\"><\/span>Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg?w=1500\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg 3016w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg?resize=1500,1000 1500w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg?resize=435,290 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2226715113.jpg?resize=1000,667 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWith the No. 1 syndicated talk show for three years running, they are New York\u2019s first couple of entertainment chat. Consuelos and Ripa command an average 2.4 million viewers every day, outpacing the closest competition by more than 60 percent among daytime advertisers\u2019 favored female audience. They remain a must-stop for every A-lister on a press tour and are best friends with basically half of the people on this list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>CONSUELOS <\/strong>\u201cGo to a play, but I\u2019d probably have to leave at intermission!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>RIPA <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m definitely going back to see <em>Death of a Salesman <\/em>and <em>Fallen Angels<\/em>, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/>RIPA<\/strong>  \u201cAndy Cohen, Anderson Cooper and Ellen Barkin.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anderson_Cooper\"><\/span>Anderson Cooper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Anderson Cooper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2066291_0534b.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Michele Crowe\/CBS\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>ANDERSON COOPER 360\u00b0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs his longtime home network, CNN, prepares for a likely future under David Ellison\u2019s supersized Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery, Cooper has the benefit of anchoring the cable network\u2019s most popular program \u2014 topping the platform in both total viewers and adults 25-54. At the moment, it\u2019s his professional focus. He ended his two-decade tenure at <em>60 Minutes<\/em> in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party <\/strong>\u201cStephen Colbert, Barry Diller and Andy Cohen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carson_Daly_Dylan_Dreyer_Savannah_Guthrie_Jenna_Bush_Hager_Sheinelle_Jones_Craig_Melvin_and_Al_Roker\"><\/span>Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer, Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin and Al Roker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OKM-000027880001-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer, Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin &amp; Al Roker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OKM-000027880001-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OKM-000027880001-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OKM-000027880001-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,196 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OKM-000027880001-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,288 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photographed by OK McCausland\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>TODAY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tEnjoying its longest winning streak over <em>Good Morning America<\/em> since 2012 \u2014 that\u2019s six months straight in total viewers and adults 25-54 \u2014 <em>Today<\/em> heads into its 75th year on the air with rare audience gains in daytime. But what most distinguished the weekday edition of NBC\u2019s morning flagship is the incredible wagon-circling of its on-air talent when Guthrie, the show\u2019s co-anchor, became the center of international news following the still-unsolved February kidnapping of her mother, Nancy. Daly, Dreyer, Hager, Jones, Melvin, Roker and even former co-host Hoda Kotb helped to fill the void when Guthrie stepped away from the show and welcomed her back during her emotional April return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>HAGER<\/strong> \u201cTake a walk downtown \u2026 and take a book to a bar (a girl can dream!) until I met friends for a funny dinner at the Odeon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ROKER<\/strong> \u201cMel Brooks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>HAGER<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m like every Swiftie, Taylor always and forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>MELVIN<\/strong> \u201cShaquille O\u2019Neal, because the conversation would be unlike anything else. He\u2019s very good at pushing my buttons. Darius Rucke, he\u2019s become a friend and it\u2019s always fun to bond over our South Carolina roots. Plus, if he has his guitar, we might be able to get a rendition of \u201cWagon Wheel.\u201d And my mom, Betty Jo Melvin. She would bring her famous mac and cheese to the table, and that energy is exactly what we need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROKER<\/strong> \u201cMisty Copeland, Mayor Mamdani and Mike Bloomberg.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barry_Diller\"><\/span>Barry Diller<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271483963-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Barry Diller\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271483963-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271483963-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271483963-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,196 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271483963-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,289 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Gilbert Flores\/Variety\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>PEOPLE INCORPORATED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA titan in transition, Diller released a reflective, revealing memoir in 2025 and, in late April, announced major changes for the holding company he founded 30 years ago. He\u2019s segueing to executive chairman and ceding the CEO role to Neil Vogel as the company focuses on two core areas: People publishing and its stake in MGM Resorts. He\u2019s also dropping the company\u2019s longtime IAC moniker for \u201cPeople Incorporated\u201d \u2014 which definitely does <em>not<\/em> sound like a 1980s clothing chain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tony_Dokoupil_Tom_Llamas_and_David_Muir\"><\/span>Tony Dokoupil, Tom Llamas and David Muir<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Tony Dokoupil Tom Llamas and David Muir\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tony-Dokoupil-Tom-Llamas-and-David-Muir-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images (3)\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>THE EVENING NEWS ANCHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWhat a difference a year makes. With only the dominant Muir still in place and besting his competition with an average 8.7 million viewers this season, the evening news race mixed it up dramatically in 2025 when Llamas filled Lester Holt\u2019s vacant seat and then again at the top of 2026, when Dokoupil migrated from mornings to evenings mere months after John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois took the roost from Norah O\u2019Donnell. It might sometimes seem like musical chairs, but these three posts remain among the most coveted and seen in all broadcast news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>LLAMAS <\/strong>\u201cOlivia Dean, Aaron Judge and Conan O\u2019Brien.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>MUIR <\/strong>\u201cDiane Sawyer, Diane Sawyer and a martini.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>DOKOUPIL<\/strong> \u201cVisit Central Park\u2019s pine grove [the Arthur Ross Pinetum] and read a book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUIR<\/strong> \u201cSee <em>Death of Salesman<\/em> or <em>Fallen Angels<\/em> on Broadway again. Both are tour de force performances in very different ways. Highly recommend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sam_Dolnick_Joe_Kahn_Marc_Lacy_Meredith_Kopit_Levien_Carolyn_Ryan_and_AG_Sulzberger\"><\/span>Sam Dolnick, Joe Kahn, Marc Lacy, Meredith Kopit Levien, Carolyn Ryan and A.G. Sulzberger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sam Dolnick, Joe Kahn, Marc Lacy, Meredith Kopit Levien, Carolyn Ryan and A.G. Sulzberger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sam-Dolnick-Joe-Kahn-Meredith-Kopit-Levien-Marc-Lacey-Carolyn-Ryan-A.G.-Sulzberger-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images (6)\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>THE NEW YORK TIMES<\/em><\/strong><strong> LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tYou\u2019re welcome to your own opinions on the opinion page, but, under these six, <em>The New York Times <\/em>continues to prove itself as the leader in print and digital news. The publication reported adding 1.4 million digital subscribers in 2025, growing the total to 12.8 million, with plans to hit 15 million by the end of 2027. Total revenue in the most recent quarter rose $802.3 million, up 10.4 percent from a year earlier, further widening the gap with operating costs. And where would any of us be without the vast recipe catalog of its Cooking app?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>LACY<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m scrolling through videos in my spare time to see what\u2019s going viral. I try to be as voracious as I can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>SULZBERGER <\/strong>\u201cI spend about two hours a day with <em>The New York Times <\/em>alone with the hope of engaging with everything we\u2019re publishing. For better and worse, that has become increasingly unrealistic \u2014 last year we produced 50,000 articles, 7,000 videos and 1,100 podcasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>DOLNICK <\/strong>\u201cProducing something that people seek out without an algorithm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>LEVIEN<\/strong> \u201cIndependence, being uncompromised in the pursuit of truth wherever it may lead, even when it\u2019s to uncomfortable places, even in the face of pressure to do otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>RYAN<\/strong> \u201cOriginality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sean_Evans\"><\/span>Sean Evans\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2195776646-EMBED-2025.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sean Evans, @seanseaevans, @firstwefeast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2195776646-EMBED-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2195776646-EMBED-2025.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2195776646-EMBED-2025.jpg?resize=295,196 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2195776646-EMBED-2025.jpg?resize=435,289 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mat Hayward\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>HOT ONES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSometimes it\u2019s only a matter of time before Evans\u2019 viral clips of celebrities volunteering to eat spicy chicken wings top 1 million views on his YouTube channel. A recent clip of the band BTS topped 13 million in less than a month. There\u2019s a spinoff, <em>Hot Ones Versus<\/em>, where co-stars challenge one another to a fiery eat-off, and a whole line of hot sauces and merchandising deals. But the real power in Evans\u2019 brand is in his ability to draw almost any guest he wants, oddly making him this decade\u2019s closest approximation to Barbara Walters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now <\/strong>\u201cTom Cruise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cDerek Jeter, David Chang and Jay-Z\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scott_Galloway_and_Kara_Swisher\"><\/span>Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270642142-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270642142-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270642142-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270642142-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270642142-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,290 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>PIVOT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe NYU professor and the first lady of Silicon Valley journalism\u2019s team-up podcast for Vox Media finds them opining on tech, business and politics. And, commercially, it\u2019s a success. But where Galloway and Swisher really distinguish themselves from the many, many, many popular podcasts out there is in who\u2019s listening: Everyone else on this list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SWISHER<\/strong> \u201cTina Brown, Jen Welch and Aminatou Sow and Rachel Maddow. Scott Galloway will be the butler.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>SWISHER <\/strong>\u201cExpertise and reporting, facts and fairness, standards and ethics, refusal to tow the corporate line \u2014 same as it ever was. Also, a speaking cameo in <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em>. Wait, that would be me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greg_Gutfeld_Dana_Perino_Jessica_Tarlov_and_Jesse_Watters\"><\/span>Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1503494709-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jessica Tarlov, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1503494709-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1503494709-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,94 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1503494709-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,138 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1503494709-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,204 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: John Lamparski\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>FOX NEWS TALENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTogether, this foursome holds down the most successful show on cable news \u2014 and, as individuals, several runners-up. <em>The Five<\/em> pulls nearly 4 million viewers daily, obliterating the rest of the competition. The No. 2 slot belongs to Watters\u2019 solo vehicle and a not-so-distant No. 4 is Gutfeld\u2019s hour. Perino also co-anchors <em>America\u2019s Newsroom<\/em>, and, for her part, Fox News\u2019 most powerful liberal voice moonlights as a podcaster with the abovementioned Professor Galloway on <em>Raging Moderates<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>PERINO<\/strong> \u201cMy husband, Peter McMahon, Paul Mauro and his wife, Joan McNaughton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>GUTFELD<\/strong> \u201cEither Azealia Banks or Clive Owen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>WATTERS<\/strong> \u201cDude 44 Bravo, the pilot that was shot down and rescued in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>TARLOV<\/strong> \u201cGo to Arthur Avenue to food shop.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sarah_Harrelson\"><\/span>Sarah Harrelson\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DF93B68B-A7A5-4D52-939A-ADF7672A61EB-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sarah Harrelson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DF93B68B-A7A5-4D52-939A-ADF7672A61EB-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DF93B68B-A7A5-4D52-939A-ADF7672A61EB-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,181 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DF93B68B-A7A5-4D52-939A-ADF7672A61EB-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,267 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DF93B68B-A7A5-4D52-939A-ADF7672A61EB-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,394 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jeremy Liebman\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>CULTURED MAG<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFounding a print magazine in the second decade of the 21st century is not for the faint of heart, but Harrelson has made an outsized impression with <em>Cultured Mag<\/em>. She\u2019s courted a mix of established and up-and-coming talent and leaned into events in a way that makes people feel butt-hurt if they\u2019re left off the guest list. The third annual CULT100 was celebrated at the Guggenheim at the end of April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cGo to <em>Raphael<\/em> at the Met or KuKu Spa in the East Village.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong> \u201cA paradoxical mix of speed and discernment\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"David_Haskell\"><\/span>David Haskell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2250828828-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"David Haskell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2250828828-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2250828828-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2250828828-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2250828828-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,290 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>NEW YORK <\/em><\/strong><strong>MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs editor-in-chief of the beloved biweekly, Haskell also oversees a digital portfolio that includes Intelligencer, The Cut, Vulture, The Strategist, Curbed and Grub Street, as well as many newsletters and podcasts. The magazine, which won the George Polk Award in photojournalism in 2026, continues to regularly churn out viral features \u2014 many of them ultimately landing on film and TV. (See Netflix\u2019s<em> Inventing Anna<\/em> and <em>The Watcher<\/em> and Gloria Sanchez Productions\u2019 <em>Hustlers<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cGhislaine Maxwell. We have been overwhelmed with Epstein coverage this year \u2014 and, at the same time, we are obviously still in the dark about so much..\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m always curious what it\u2019s like to live a rich, interesting life and be a famous person\u2019s mother. So I\u2019d invite Mira Nair, Laurie Simmons and Nicole Flender.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1000px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((601\/1000)*100%)\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8fea_NYsidebars_mediadiet1-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8fea_NYsidebars_mediadiet1-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"601\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Astrid Stawiarz\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Almin_Karamehmedovic_and_Debra_OConnell\"><\/span>Almin Karamehmedovic and Debra OConnell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2235479149-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Debra OConnell and Almin Karamehmedovic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2235479149-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2235479149-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,124 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2235479149-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,183 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2235479149-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,271 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ABC NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOConnell is going Hollywood, recently being named chair of Disney Entertainment TV in the parent company\u2019s leadership reset. But the New York-based exec still oversees ABC News, where president Karamehmedovic presides over the most watched evening news telecast, the ever-competitive <em>Good Morning America<\/em>, the No. 1 Sunday public affairs program in <em>This Week With George Stephanopoulos<\/em> and the dominant Friday newsmagazine <em>20\/20<\/em>. In his spare time, he also oversees a slew of digital titles populating Disney\u2019s streaming efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>KARAMEHMEDOVIC<\/strong> \u201cA mix of global headlines, real-time feeds, and longform when I can find the time\u2026 plus a lot of direct reporting from our teams. Nothing replaces original journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>KARAMEHMEDOVIC <\/strong>\u201cWalk the West Side, stop by the newsroom, and grab a quick coffee somewhere quiet. That\u2019s as close to unplugging as it gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jon_Kelly\"><\/span>Jon Kelly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2241501758-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jon Kelly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2241501758-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2241501758-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,169 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2241501758-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,250 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2241501758-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,368 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>PUCK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe newsletter boom may ultimately be a bust for some, but Kelly\u2019s Puck appears especially well-positioned \u2014 catering to multiple niches (finance, politics, fashion, Hollywood) with a devoted number of subscribers and offering equity to its celebrity journo employees. In October, Puck eliminated some of the competition by acquiring one of the most high-profile newsletters to date in Graydon Carter\u2019s Air Mail. (Carter\u2019s subscribers were a welcome addition to Puck, but, much to his chagrin, Kelly\u2019s former <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> mentor, was not.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cKash Patel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cIf I couldn\u2019t get Knicks playoff tickets, I\u2019d want to visit Dal\u00ed: The Great Years, 1929-1939 at Di Donna Galleries on Madison. Or actually, just get a table at Hillstone\u2019s and order the spinach artichoke dip.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Megyn_Kelly\"><\/span>Megyn Kelly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2211858476-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Megyn Kelly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2211858476-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2211858476-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,183 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2211858476-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,270 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2211858476-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,398 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>THE MEGYN KELLY SHOW<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSometimes it\u2019s hard to pinpoint what audience the shape-shifting Kelly is targeting these days, but her brand of increasingly far-right opinion certainly has found one. Her video podcast has 4.2 million subscribers on YouTube, she boasts 1.9 million followers on Instagram and, via her new deal with SiriusXM, she\u2019s got her own radio channel. That means you can now listen to her rational, calmly delivered takes in rental cars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gayle_King\"><\/span>Gayle King\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"CBS Mornings Co-Hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson, Live from the CBS Broadcast Center on Sept 29. 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3112178_1308b-H-2025.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Michele Crowe\/CBS News\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>CBS NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWith all the change at CBS News being instituted by new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, King has emerged as the unlikely and much-needed constant. Amid massive speculation about her future \u2014 some outlets prematurely announced she was leaving at the end of her most recent deal \u2014 King, who also serves as <em>Oprah Daily<\/em> Editor-at-Large, signed a new deal in March to stay put at the outfit and her <em>CBS Mornings<\/em> post. It was a major win for Weiss and David Ellison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cGo to a movie theater. I still like watching movies on the big screen, in the dark and uninterrupted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cChris Rock, Sarah Jessica Parker and Lin\u00a0Manuel\u00a0Miranda.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ezra_Klein\"><\/span>Ezra Klein<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eyevine03748016-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ezra Klein\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eyevine03748016-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eyevine03748016-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=143,200 143w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eyevine03748016-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=210,295 210w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eyevine03748016-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=310,435 310w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eyevine03748016-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=713,1000 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Winni Wintermeyer\/Guardian\/eyevine\/Redux\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tShe\u2019s not about to weigh in on the filibuster, and you won\u2019t see her hustling down the Promenade at the World Economic Forum, but Pema Ch\u00f6dr\u00f6n, the 89-year-old Tibetan Buddhist nun, teacher and author, nonetheless has come to exercise a certain indirect sway on the American liberal elite. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe vector of her influence is Ezra Klein, the\u00a0<em>New York Times\u00a0<\/em>podcast host and op-ed columnist. A devoted practitioner of Buddhist meditation, Klein, 41, lately has been immersed in Ch\u00f6dr\u00f6n\u2019s work, in particular her 2002 book,\u00a0<em>Comfortable With Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion,<\/em>\u00a0which he has read several times in the past year. A hint of his approach as a journalist is right there on page 1: \u201cMay we dwell in the great equanimity, free from passion, aggression, and prejudice,\u201d goes part of the Buddhist prayer, known as the Four Immeasurables, that serves as the book\u2019s epigraph. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRead the full story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebecca_Kutler\"><\/span>Rebecca Kutler<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Kutler-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rebecca Kutler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Kutler-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Kutler-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=160,200 160w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Kutler-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=236,295 236w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Kutler-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=348,435 348w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rebecca-Kutler-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=800,1000 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>MS NOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWhen Comcast cut off its news division\u2019s left hand to buy Peacock a little more time, MSNBC went with Versant and rebranded as MS NOW. With the exception of khaki-clad statistics nerd Steve Kornacki, network president Kutler retained all major talent. Her primetime lineup of Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki and Lawrence O\u2019Donnell may trail Fox News but, with an average 1.4 million viewers, still manages to topple CNN. And, as always, the coming midterms will likely be a boon to the liberal-skewing outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cMy three kids. They are teenagers, and in between their sports and social activities, it\u2019s nearly impossible to get us all around the same table at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong> \u201cListening. We are successful when we listen to our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_Lattman\"><\/span>Peter Lattman\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-187756522-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Peter Lattman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-187756522-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-187756522-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=198,200 198w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-187756522-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=292,295 292w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-187756522-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=431,435 431w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-187756522-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=991,1000 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Larry Busacca\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>EMERSON COLLECTIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tEmerson Collective\u2019s vice chair and managing director of media oversees investments and grants in media and journalism and serves on the boards of both the American Journalism Project and the Committee to Protect Journalists \u2014 important stuff given the current climate. But what makes the former reporter even more compelling is his seat as vice chair of<em> The Atlantic<\/em> \u2014 making him New York\u2019s link to the influential D.C. monthly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cVisit the gargantuan new JPMorgan Chase tower at 270 Park Ave. and ask a friend who works there to show me around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cJohn McEnroe, Paul Simon and Ralph Lauren. (Can I bring my wife too?)\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roger_Lynch_David_Remnick_and_Anna_Wintour\"><\/span>Roger Lynch, David Remnick and Anna Wintour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?w=1296\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roger Lynch, David Remnick and Anna Wintour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Roger-Lynch-David-Remnick-Anna-Wintour-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images (3)\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>COND\u00e9 NAST LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tTaking an ever-so-small step back from <em>Vogue<\/em> in September \u2014 like, really small \u2026 she just graced its cover alongside Meryl Streep and hasn\u2019t switched offices \u2014 Wintour\u2019s primary focus is as the publishing house\u2019s chief content officer. Alongside <em>New Yorker<\/em> editor Remnick (his is the only title she does not have some say in), the two are the creative stewards of CEO Lynch\u2019s house of magazines that is now more brands than mere publications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rachel_Maddow\"><\/span>Rachel Maddow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2172017435-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rachel Maddow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2172017435-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2172017435-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2172017435-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,295 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2172017435-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,435 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Charles Sykes\/Bravo\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOne of the only Americans still capable of both calming the struggling left and sending them into anxiety spirals in the same hour, Maddow\u2019s position at MS NOW is a unique one. She has the only non-Fox News program in all of cable news to crack the top 10 \u2014 she does that with roughly 2.3 million viewers \u2014 and a deal that gives her more leeway than just about anybody in broadcasting. She often only tapes once a week, allowing her time to focus on burgeoning producing and podcasting efforts as well as a steady drumbeat of books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cWhoever told<em> The Wall Street Journal<\/em> that they have to keep the president out of the situation room because he\u2019s too much of a mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My daily media diet<\/strong> \u201cA gigantic 60-page news note from my producers and everything else I can squeeze into my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lorne_Michaels\"><\/span>Lorne Michaels<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg?w=1500\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lorne Michaels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg?resize=1500,1000 1500w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg?resize=435,290 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2199700687.jpg?resize=1000,667 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOne of the most powerful people in New York, full stop, Michaels remains a particularly fascinating figure in media thanks to his enduring post atop <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> \u2014 NBC\u2019s highest-rated entertainment program and the nation\u2019s home for political satire. He continues to moonlight by producing Jimmy Fallon\u2019s <em>Tonight Show<\/em> and Seth Meyers\u2019 more current events-focused<em> Late Night<\/em>. (For some insights into the famously inscrutable impresario, check out Morgan Neville\u2019s new documentary about him.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sara_Moonves\"><\/span>Sara Moonves<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2244425841-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sara Moonves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2244425841-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2244425841-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,158 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2244425841-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,233 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2244425841-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,343 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Stephanie Augello\/WWD\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSara Moonves\u00a0loves to tell the story of how Brad Pitt split open the back of a pair of too-tight Celine pants and then did the rest of his\u00a0<em>W Magazine<\/em>\u00a0photo shoot with his butt\u00a0out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPitt had been determined to squeeze into a sample-size pair of ultra-slim houndstooth trousers while posing as one of the nine cover stars for the venerated fashion magazine\u2019s January 2020 Best Performances Issue. And Moonves, then 34 and newly appointed as the first woman editor-in-chief in the brand\u2019s history, as well as the youngest person in that role \u2014 and, at the time, the youngest EIC of any fashion magazine by about a decade \u2014 had been afraid of insulting Pitt by suggesting that he might not fit in them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBut when the pants inevitably cracked down the seam and, well, nearly exposed his crack, she says, laughing, \u201cIt was, like, the best day of everyone\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRead the full story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keith_Poole_and_Emma_Tucker\"><\/span>Keith Poole and Emma Tucker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Keith Poole and Emma Tucker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Keith-Poole-and-Emma-Tucker-2026.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Getty Images (2)\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>THE NEWS CORP NEWSMAKERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLike the stars of a Murdoch-owned <em>Patty Duke Show<\/em>, Poole (<em>The New York Post<\/em>) and Tucker (<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>) are so alike yet \u2026 so very different. Tucker, <em>WSJ<\/em> editor-in-chief since 2023, has grown digital subscriptions by a third in her tenure \u2014 hitting 4.3 million. She\u2019s also bolstered the daily\u2019s reputation among the media set. Poole, whose publication caters to a less highbrow but extremely engaged online audience, recently shifted his focus west. He launched the <em>California Post<\/em> in January after dubbing the state \u201ca news desert.\u201d You sure know how to sweet talk a state, Keith!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kareem_Rahma\"><\/span>Kareem Rahma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243327255-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kareem Rahma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243327255-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243327255-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,176 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243327255-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,260 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2243327255-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,383 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>SUBWAYTAKES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAnother playful, post-millennial riff on the talk show, <em>SubwayTakes<\/em> sees Rahma tackle man-on-the-street-style interviews \u2014 only underground. His brief encounters are biggest on Instagram (2 million followers), but he thrives on TikTok (1.3 million followers) and YouTube (900,000 followers) as well. He frequently offers up extended versions of his interviews with public figures on a podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cBen Affleck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cGo to Nitehawk Cinema\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robin_Roberts_George_Stephanopoulos_and_Michael_Strahan\"><\/span>Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2215984752-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2215984752-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2215984752-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,128 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2215984752-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,189 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2215984752-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,278 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>GOOD MORNING AMERICA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>Good Morning America<\/em> and <em>Today<\/em> are so evenly matched these days that the ratings horse race of yore may seem like a silly pursuit, but the minor weekly back-and-forth only showcases how devoted so many people are to the dueling morning shows. Roberts, Stephanopoulos and Strahan are compelling on-air stewards to the ABC News flagship, pulling in just shy of 3 million daily viewers. On Sundays, Stephanopoulos boasts<em> This Week<\/em> on the network, while, come NFL season, Strahan works as a studio analyst for Fox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ROBERTS <\/strong>\u201cMariska Hargitay, Michael B. Jordan and Leslie Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>STEPHANOPOULOS <\/strong>\u201c<em>NYT<\/em>, <em>WSJ<\/em>, <em>FT<\/em>, CNBC, Bloomberg, Slate, Drudge, John Ellis\u2019 News Items, <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, Rod Dreher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROBERTS<\/strong> \u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>STRAHAN <\/strong>\u201cTake a walk in Central Park. It\u2019s great for clearing your head and people-watching. You can also blend in, which is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matt_Rogers_and_Bowen_Yang\"><\/span>Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NUP_208151_00618.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"How to Stream the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards Online for Free\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NUP_208151_00618.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NUP_208151_00618.jpg?resize=200,133 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NUP_208151_00618.jpg?resize=295,197 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NUP_208151_00618.jpg?resize=435,290 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Griffin Nagel\/Bravo\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>LAS CULTURISTAS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs their comedy and acting careers have climbed, Rogers and Yang (the latter only just departed <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> after seven seasons in December) were smart to keep their side gig.<em> Las Culturistas<\/em> is now its own cultural phenomenon, welcoming a parade of A-list guests like Lena Dunham, Hilary Duff, Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern, who all have stopped by in recent months. Renewing their exclusive podcasting partnership with iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell\u2019s Big Money Players Podcast Network in March, they\u2019ve also secured another TV deal with Bravo and Peacock for the awards show they continue to make up as they go along.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>YANG<\/strong> \u201cA firehose of ads disguised as notifications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>YANG <\/strong>\u201cCeline Dion. I\u2019ll retire and disappear afterwards in case that motivates any of my enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ROGERS<\/strong> \u201cFacetiously, Cher, because can you imagine? But also genuinely, Cher. Because can you imagine?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ROGERS <\/strong>\u201cHow well you answer this very question, which is really nerve-racking: How did I do, on a scale of Alix Earle to David Ellison?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>YANG<\/strong> \u201cProximity to Celine Dion\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew_Schulz\"><\/span>Andrew Schulz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271220118-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Andrew Schulz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271220118-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271220118-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,146 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271220118-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,216 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271220118-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,318 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>COMEDIAN &amp; PODCASTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA successful stand-up and actor, Schulz\u2019s real power resides in the fact that he\u2019s the lone \u201cpodcast bro\u201d who operates out of New York. And, despite the fact that he\u2019ll never admit that he, Theo Von and Joe Rogen softened Trump\u2019s hard edges with pre-2024 election appearances on their respective podcasts, isn\u2019t that what power does? Schulz, who boasts 4.5 million Instagram followers and anchors the <em>Flagrant<\/em> podcast, has since pulled a 180 on the president \u2014 meaning his interview choices will be just as closely followed in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong> \u201cTrying decide if every single post I look at is real or AI. Trying to decide if the trends on the internet are genuine or astroturfed with bots and clip-farm armies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cTwo experts in their respective fields that are great story tellers and a host that likes wine and doesn\u2019t have a bedtime.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Suzanne_Scott_and_Jay_Wallace\"><\/span>Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?w=1500\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jay Wallace, Suzanne Scott\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=1500,844 1500w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=295,166 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=435,245 435w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=1000,563 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=450,253 450w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FotoJet-2026-05-07T125732.462.jpg?resize=1440,810 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Fox Corporation\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>FOX NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThere may be no more powerful posts in television news than those of Fox News CEO Scott and president Wallace. Their channel, which largely sets the national political discussion as the top-rated cable network for what now feels like time immemorial, is also just one of the only dominant things left in linear programming. Fox News ended April as the second-most-watched channel in primetime in all of American TV, trailing only CBS. That means more people were tuned in to Fox News than NBC or ABC, Monday through Friday. It\u2019s also worth noting that, since taking the reins, Scott has stewarded the Fox News push into digital that\u2019s helped lure younger audiences and, via various brand expansions, a reported deliver $500 million in non-cable revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want (our networks) to book right now\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWhile I\u2019m listening to our live broadcasts, I spend an hour on my drive into the office getting \u201cread in\u201d via mobile devices before our morning editorial.\u00a0 Weekend mornings is much the same list at home or where <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing. My daily diet starts with:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>SCOTT<\/strong> \u201cThe US Airmen rescued in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WALLACE <\/strong>\u201cBoating \u2014 as a passenger \u2014 around lower Manhattan never gets old: the city skylines, the bridges and the sound of lapping waves in exchange [for] the sound of horns, construction and yelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>My daily media diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCOTT<\/strong> \u201cAll FOX News Media platforms \u2014 this includes FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, FOX News Digital, FOX Weather and FOX News Audio. The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The New York Times and curated and diverse list of X\u00a0feeds and creators. Then I look at wide and diverse content based on news of the day and specific stories of interest. In the middle of this reading and absorbing information, I play FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s and Wordle.\u00a0 And if it\u2019s tennis season, I check out the match scores of my favorite players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Smith\"><\/span>Ben Smith<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2147886219-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ben Smith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2147886219-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2147886219-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,137 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2147886219-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,203 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2147886219-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,299 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Michael A. McCoy\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>SEMAFOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn the three years since Smith co-founded the news website, the editor-in-chief has made it a preferred destination for media connoisseurs, launched Middle East vertical Semafor Gulf and fostered a reputation for breaking stories that many larger, deeper-pocketed organizations miss. Not that its pockets are shallow. The company closed $30 million in new financing at the top of 2026, coinciding with news that it reached a full year of profitability with plans to further expand edit and grow its annual Semafor World Economy platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cJ.D. Vance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cGo to Rockefeller Center, it\u2019s so nice now!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stephen_A_Smith\"><\/span>Stephen A. Smith<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2272313179-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Stephen A. Smith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2272313179-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2272313179-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,196 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2272313179-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,289 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2272313179-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,426 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Savion Washington\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>ESPN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMaybe he\u2019ll run for president. Maybe he just loves to run his mouth. Actually, Smith really does love to talk. But for the verbose ESPN personality, his mouth is worth a lot of money. His protracted contract negotiations with the Disney-owned sports network saw him sign a new five-year pact in 2025 \u2014 one worth more than $100 million. (He knows how much money presidents are paid, right?) The new deal, which took a page out of the Maddow playbook, allows him to scale back on his screen time, but he can still be seen on <em>First Take <\/em>every morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cBarack Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Z\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong> \u201cPersonalities and social media; one\u2019s authenticity and their ability to move culture in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew_Ross_Sorkin\"><\/span>Andrew Ross Sorkin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270645359-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Andrew Ross Sorkin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270645359-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270645359-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,145 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270645359-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,214 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2270645359-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,315 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Mike Coppola\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>CNBC\/<\/strong><strong><em>THE NEW YORK TIMES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSorkin must not have much need for sleep. The co-anchor of CNBC\u2019s <em>Squawk Box <\/em>and a financial columnist at <em>The New York Times<\/em>, his DealBook newsletter is a must-read across industries. Guiding the newspaper\u2019s DealBook Summit, he\u2019s made it one of the brand\u2019s flagship events. And when his byline isn\u2019t appearing in the <em>Times<\/em>, it\u2019s showing up on the best-seller list. <em>1929<\/em>, his follow-up to the hugely successful <em>Too Big to Fail<\/em>, is in its sixth month on the hardcover nonfiction\u00a0charts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cTrust. Everyone has distribution now; trust is the reason the audience comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emily_Sundberg\"><\/span>Emily Sundberg<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266738574-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Emily Sundberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266738574-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266738574-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,178 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266738574-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,262 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266738574-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,387 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Neilson Barnard\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>FEED ME<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA chronicler and subject of the media, Sundberg is arguably the most popular Substacker and sought-after party guest working in New York media right now. Feed Me, her daily newsletter \u201cabout the spirit of enterprise\u201d that melds analysis, strong voice and helpful aggregation, has made her a kind of press industry darling that recalls peak Gawker. If you don\u2019t know her, odds are you\u00a0want to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cTalking to Michael Bloomberg about his fish tanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026<\/strong> \u201cHow much fun you\u2019re having. Hard to compete with people having more fun than you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mark_Thompson\"><\/span>Mark Thompson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-518965628-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mark Thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-518965628-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-518965628-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,186 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-518965628-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,275 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-518965628-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,405 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Ben Gabbe\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>CNN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tListen, Thompson\u2019s two and a half years at CNN have not exactly been a dream. He inherited a struggling brand from an unqualified predecessor, oversaw the history-altering Biden-Trump debate as one of his first big initiatives, and now the former president of the New York Times Co. has to deal with a new boss in David Ellison, whose acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery doesn\u2019t have anybody particularly high on the No. 3 cable news network\u2019s prospects. But he\u2019s been nimble, shifting the brand\u2019s digital strategy and reviving prestige unscripted and documentary. And his future boss has said his channel will remain independent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robert_Thomson\"><\/span>Robert Thomson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1728659906-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Robert Thomson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1728659906-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1728659906-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,142 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1728659906-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,209 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1728659906-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,309 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: PATRICK T. FALLON\/AFP\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>NEWS CORP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAs CEO of News Corp, Thomson commands a portfolio that includes such media assets as Dow Jones &amp; Co. (which publishes <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>), News UK (which publishes <em>The Sun<\/em> and <em>The Times<\/em>), HarperCollins and the <em>California Post<\/em> \u2026 which has brought the cool, refreshing waters of journalism to our parched news desert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pablo_S_Torre\"><\/span>Pablo S. Torre<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2217570555-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pablo S. Torre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2217570555-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2217570555-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,169 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2217570555-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,249 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2217570555-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,367 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSince shifting from ESPN to Dan Le Batard\u2019s Meadowlark Media in 2023, one of the fresher voices in sports media has built a new podcast in <em>Pablo Torre Finds Out<\/em>, which boasts a video subscriber base of 230,000, recently joined The Athletic and fortified his reputation for breaking news. In September, he dropped an exclusive report that Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer circumvented the NBA salary cap for small forward Kawhi Leonard \u2014 prompting a league investigation. (That piece just won Torre the Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>My daily media diet<\/strong> \u201cScrolling the platform formerly known as Twitter despite absolutely knowing better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026 <\/strong>\u201c[Go to] the Tropic Zone at the Central Park\u00a0Zoo.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bari_Weiss\"><\/span>Bari Weiss<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2187869182-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bari Weiss\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2187869182-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2187869182-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,144 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2187869182-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,213 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2187869182-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,314 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Noam Galai\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>CBS NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe current wild card of broadcast news \u2014 perhaps all of news media \u2014 is The Free Press founder, handpicked by David Ellison to reinvent CBS News as its new editor-in-chief. Viewed as a Trump-friendly pivot for the platform, her arrival, which included a clear vision, has been punctuated by tumult (see the aforementioned evening news shake-up and the diminished ratings that have followed), layoffs, resignations and rampant speculation of an impending shake-up at <em>60 Minutes<\/em>. If Weiss can get some her ducks in a row before the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, perhaps the corporate pressure will shift elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview I want to book right now<\/strong> \u201cXi Jinping. John Roberts. Mojtaba Khamenei and Ghislane Maxwell\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>Power in media in 2026 is defined by \u2026 <\/strong>\u201cTrust. Power belongs to whoever can look the audience in the eye and say: we\u2019ll give you a fair shake, we respect you, we\u2019re not going to lie to you. And then proving it, story after story.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jennifer_Welch\"><\/span>Jennifer Welch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266893872-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jennifer Welch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266893872-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266893872-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,163 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266893872-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,241 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2266893872-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,355 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>I\u2019VE HAD IT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMany progressives have \u201chad it\u201d with President Trump and the perceived lackluster response of the Democratic Party, but Welch (alongside co-host Angie Sullivan) created a successful podcast out it. The former Bravo star has quickly made a name for herself as one of the city\u2019s most high-profile leftists, courting 1.2 million Instagram followers and drawing the likes of Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for interviews. Her book,<em> Not Today, Fascists<\/em>, is out in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My daily media diet<\/strong> \u201cZeteo, Drop Site News and a personally curated list of journalists and political influencers I follow on Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cZohran Mamdani, AOC and Letitia James.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ziwe\"><\/span>Ziwe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2269582934-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ziwe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2269582934-EMBED-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2269582934-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=200,151 200w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2269582934-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=295,222 295w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2269582934-EMBED-2026.jpg?resize=435,328 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong><em>ZIWE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cWhat\u2019s your favorite subway stop to stop and frisk?\u201d Ziwe has been baiting celebrities and fellow comedians with her satirical interviews for years, but she may have hit the apex of her power when she persuaded outgoing Mayor Eric Adams to sit down for a chat that played out like Frost-Nixon as an <em>SNL<\/em> sketch. It again proved that she is one of the most compelling conversationalists online. And if you weren\u2019t among the 676,000 to tune in to YouTube alone, Adams\u2019 answer to that question was \u201cAll of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>With two free hours in the city, I\u2019d \u2026<\/strong> \u201cGo to the New York Public Library.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<strong>My dream New York dinner party<\/strong> \u201cIda B. Wells, Toni Morrison and Beyonc\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>METHODOLOGY<\/strong><\/em> <em>We considered myriad variables and data in determining who made this year\u2019s list: ratings, readership, listeners, revenue generated, acquisitions, stories broken, social followers, deals, awards, subscriber counts, spending power and leadership among them. Most importantly, they have to reside in the tri-state area. (Apologies to Tucker Carlson, who opts to spend his time in Maine.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>This story appeared in the May 6 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscriptions.hollywoodreporter.com\/site\/thr-subscribe\">Click here to subscribe<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\tjs.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3\";\n\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}\n\t(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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