Barbara Walters has arguably interviewed more statesmen and stars than any other journalist in history. After 25 years as co-host and chief correspondent of ABC News's 20/20, Ms. Walters left the show to begin a new phase in her career at the network. Ms. Walters is also co-owner, co-executive producer and co-host of The View, recipient of the 2003 Daytime Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Talk Show." Ms. Walters is a New York Times best-selling author for her very personal and revealing memoir Audition, released in 2008. She also hosts a weekly radio program (Barbara, Live!) on Sirius Radio.
Whoopi Goldberg has won the Grammy (Whoopi Goldberg, 1985), the Academy Award (Ghost, 1991), the Golden Globe (The Color Purple, 1985 and Ghost, 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC's Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel, 2002) and a Tony (producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002). She is equally well known for her humanitarian efforts. Ms. Goldberg is a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations.
Joy Behar is among today's leading comic talents. Whether performing standup or interviewing politicians and artists, she is a comedic original. Armed with an MA in English education from SUNY at Stony Brook, Ms. Behar originally began a career in teaching. She then set out to pursue comedy professionally. Ms. Behar hosted a popular call-in radio show , where she discussed politics with a deadly humorous bent.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is unafraid to express her candid and conservative views. She has proven herself as a woman who will not let her voice be compromised. A 1999 Fine Arts graduate from Boston College, Mrs. Hasselbeck's focus was on large scale paintings and industrial design. While at B.C. she captained her Division-1 softball team to back-to-back Big East championships. Mrs. Hasselbeck was formerly known to television audiences as a participant on the wildly popular second edition of Survivor: The Australian Outback.
Sherri Shepherd is an accomplished stand-up comic, who has performed at The Comedy Store, The Improv, and the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, and has released both a DVD and a CD of her routine entitled "No Refund, No Exchange." Ms. Shepherd is a National Chair person for the March of Dimes. The Chicago native is mother to three-year-old Jeffrey, Jr.
