Charlie Rose hosted the talk show Charlie Rose on PBS from 1991 through 2017 and also co-hosted CBS This Morning and was a correspondent for 60 Minutes. He was dropped by both outlets in November 2017 following reports that he sexually harassed and mistreated dozens of women he worked with.

Miles O’Brien works for PBS as the scientific correspondent for NewsHour and a correspondent for Frontline. He has also worked as a CNN correspondent.

Tucker Carlson formerly hosted shows on MSNBC, PBS, and CNN but joined Fox News full-time in 2013 and hosted Tucker Carlson Tonight from November 2016 until April 2023. Carlson's anti-immigrant commentary echoes white supremacists, fearmongers against immigrants and people of color, parrots men’s rights activists, and often attacks transgender people on his show.

Tavis Smiley has hosted talk shows on various radio and television networks dating back to 1991. He hosted a show on PBS from 2004 until 2017, when he was fired amid an internal investigation into reported sexual misconduct.