Top 10 Modern News Anchors, Talk Show Hosts, Fashion Icons and Chefs

Dan Abrams is the CEO and Founder of Abrams Media, host of Dan Abrams Live on NewsNation, Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent for ABC News, host of SiriusXM radio's The Dan Abrams Show: "Where Politics Meets The Law," and host and executive producer of Court Cam and Taking the Stand on A&E Network. He is also the author of numerous New York Times bestselling books on overlooked trials in history. Abrams Media currently includes Mediaite.com, The Law&Crime Network and LawandCrime.com, and WhiskeyRaiders.com.

Dan has appeared as a guest on all three network late night talk shows, CBS' The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, NBC's The Tonight Show and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as well as "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO

Jennifer Ashton was born on 23 April 1969 in George Air Force Base, Victorville, California, USA. She is an actress, known for A Million Little Things (2018), 20/20 (1978) and GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020). She has been married to Tom Werner since 5 November 2022. She was previously married to Robert C. Ashton, Jr..

Jim Avila is known for 20/20 (1978), ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) and Clipped (2024).

Christiane Amanpour was born on 12 January 1958 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and producer, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Trash (2014). She was previously married to James Rubin.

Abbie Boudreau has been married to Michael Cook since 8 August 2009. They have one child.

Gio Benitez has been married to Tommy DiDario since 16 April 2016.

Howard Bragman was one of the most recognized public relations professionals in America. He took his 30+ years of agency experience, in virtually every area of PR, and became the "go-to" guy on television to explain celebrity misbehavior, corporate crisis and the role of "spin" in our everyday lives. He was a frequent contributor to ABC's Good Morning America (1975), and PR expert on CNN and MSNBC.

He founded "Fifteen Minutes" in 2005, which evolved into a respected American boutique entertainment public relations agency. His personal participation included high-level strategy, top-tier media contacts, crisis communications, media training and agency vision and values. Prior to "Fifteen Minutes", he founded "BNC", which became the largest entertainment PR agency in the world. He sold the agency to IPG in 2000.

Prior to that, he was a Vice President at the PR firm Burson-Marsteller. In addition to his agency work, Bragman was an award-winning adjunct professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communications and is the author of the bestselling book, "Where's My Fifteen Minutes? (Penguin/Portfolio, 2008).

He received numerous awards and recognition for his work as a political activist for those with HIV/AIDS, GLBT Civil Rights and Jewish causes. He resided in Los Angeles with his husband, a nationally-respected horse trainer.

A broadcast journalist, media pioneer and digital communication leader, Willow Bay is the dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The first female dean of USC Annenberg, Bay oversees more than 200 faculty and staff, and more than 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students across the fields of communication, journalism, public relations and public diplomacy.

As dean, Bay has led academic and research innovations while strengthening USC Annenberg's connections with the communication fields. She launched a series of curricular improvements, including an expansion of the school's experiential education and career development programs. Since her installation in 2017, Bay also has focused on advancing the school's portfolio of innovative research that delivers insights, challenges assumptions and offers knowledge-based solutions to drive change. She has increased USC Annenberg's partnerships with its industries of practice as well as bolstered the school's academic and financial foundations through endowed support for faculty chairs, student success, diversity in journalism, and conversations amplifying mental health.

Bay has increased Annenberg's public engagement around critical issues such as the role of communication technology in advancing equity and access, digital media literacy, gender equity in media and communication, and sports and social change. A skilled television interviewer, Bay has also led conversations with a number of global influencers, including former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She has also attracted highly visible speakers to campus, including Jorge Ramos, Oprah Winfrey and Maverick Carter.

Prior to her role as dean, Bay spent three years as director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism (2014-'17) and guided the 2014 launch of the state-of-the-art media center in Wallis Annenberg Hall, a newsroom, classroom and incubator of new ideas open to students across the university. During that time, she also introduced the school's new Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree program and welcomed the first cohort of the school's nine-month Master of Science in Journalism program.

Bay's academic and industry engagement is focused on the intersection of media, technology and business. Building on research from her first book, Talking to Your Kids in Tough Times: How to Answer Your Child's Questions about the World We Live In (Warner Books, 2003), she is the co-author of a series of global research reports on the impact of mobile technologies on teens and parents titled "The New Normal."

Bay came to USC Annenberg from her post as senior editor and senior strategic advisor of The Huffington Post, where she managed editorial content and growth initiatives for the pioneering online news site. Her prominent broadcast experience includes reporting and anchoring for ABC News' Good Morning America/Sunday and serving as a correspondent for Good Morning America and World News Weekend. She was the first woman to co-anchor CNN's flagship daily financial news program Moneyline. At NBC, she co-hosted NBA Inside Stuff, the NBA's weekly magazine show, and served as a correspondent for the Today Show. In addition, she was a special correspondent for Bloomberg TV and host of Women to Watch, a primetime program that profiled the next generation of women leaders.

Originally from New York, Bay graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in literature and received her MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business.

John Berman was born on 21 March 1972 in the USA. He is a writer and producer, known for House of Cards (2013), ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) and CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (2012).

Aaron Brown was born on 10 November 1948 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Wide Angle (2002), Swing Vote (2008) and ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999). He was married to Charlotte Hawkins Raynor and Chantal Frederica Jacob. He died on 29 December 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Richard Besser was born on 28 August 1959 in the USA.

JuJu Chang was born on 17 September 1965 in Seoul, Korea. She is an actress and writer, known for ABC News Nightline (1979), ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) and Nightcap (2016). She has been married to Neal Shapiro since 2 December 1995. They have three children.

Sam Champion was born on 13 August 1961 in Paducah, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, known for Good Morning America (1975), Sesame Street (1969) and Dateline NBC (1992). He has been married to Rubem Robierb since 21 December 2012.

Spencer Christian was born on 23 July 1947 in Charles City, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), Good Morning America (1975) and Tracks Ahead (1990). He has been married to Diane Chambers since 20 June 1970. They have two children.

Anderson Cooper was born on 3 June 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Chappie (2015), Anderson Cooper 360° (2003) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

He is an attorney and also serves as an advisor to several non-profit organizations, including The 2030 Center (a generational political think tank) and The Creative Coalition (advocates for a free media and the arts). He received his law degree from the Fordham University School of Law in New York City, and his undergraduate degree from Yale University. His father is former New York Governer Mario Cuomo.

Liz Cho has been married to Josh Elliott since 11 July 2015. She was previously married to Evan Gottlieb.

David Chalian was born on 20 July 1973 in New Jersey, USA. He is a producer, known for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), Crossfire (1982) and Twilight: Los Angeles (2000).

Marysol Castro was born on 29 September 1976 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Manifest (2018), Born A Stray and Premier Boxing Champions (2015).

Andrea Canning was born on 10 December 1972 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer and actress, known for Deep Fake, Was I Really Kidnapped? (2019) and Who Killed Bunny. She has been married to George Anthony Bancroft II since 7 June 2008. They have six children.

Connie Chung was born on 20 August 1946 in Washington D.C., USA. She is an actress and writer, known for House of Cards (2013), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Undoing (2020). She has been married to Maury Povich since 2 December 1984. They have one child.