#The talk hosts professional#

We’re an extension of those conversations. We look for topics that all viewers may be discussing in their own homes and with their friends. We’re not too political, so if they’re non-celebrity stories, we make sure they are stories that everyone has an opinion on that lend themselves to a good discussion-whether it’s a viral video or it’s a new law or something that has happened in the school system. JR: We go more for celebrity and human-interest stories. MB: Outside of the celebrity stuff, what kinds of stories interest you enough to talk about on the show? John Redmann: Once the chemistry clicked, once we had the right five, I think then we knew it had a trajectory of success that you couldn’t stop. MB: John, did you ever imagine “The Talk” would be as successful as it is? All mistakes lead to good things so long as you learn from them and change! MB: What mistakes have you learned in your career that you wish you could have done differently? You’ll never be totally happy with your work, but if you stop cringing you’re probably as good as you can be and can self-regulate in the moment when you’re broadcasting. JC: My advice is to watch yourself each and every day until you stop cringing. MB: What advice do you have for people just starting out in the broadcasting industry? I like to think hard work, perseverance and changes in society are all reasons why we see many more people of all cultures represented today. That being said, I see a lot more Asians being represented on television. This is bad in one sense, because as the old adage goes, the squeaky wheel is the one that gets oiled. Good or bad, we are more of a pacifist culture.

The Asian culture is not known historically for fighting openly and loudly for what we want. It was the unsaid inside joke amongst Asians that being Asian worked against us to get into Ivy League schools-because there were too many of us there. JC: There have not been many obvious inroads made for Asians in any area. MB: Since you mention Connie, do you think there are enough inroads being made for Asian people in journalism or specifically on television? I was attacked for being a news person hosting Big Brother. JC: I knew I’d made it when I got a personal handwritten note from Connie Chung saying, don’t let the critics get you down.

#The talk hosts professional#

MB: At what point did you know you’d achieved professional success? It sounds frivolous, but it’s not because a bad call on my part could unfairly cost someone a half a million dollars. And hosting Big Brother, you have to be fair and make judgment calls quickly during the live show competitions. Hosting “The Talk” requires showing your opinion on a topic, which is the exact opposite. For anchoring the news, you must be impartial and never show your personal opinion or your own political slant. Julie Chen: All three jobs are extremely different and require different skill sets. What Job Seekers Should (and Shouldn’t) Include on Their Social Media Profiles