• Charlie Rose: Mikhail Baryshnikov
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Charles Grodin and Dan Naturman
• Jay Leno: Queen Latifah, Gerard Butler, and Buckcherry
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Christina Ricci, Patrick Wharburton, and Locksley
• Tavis Smiley: Thomas Schaller and Bobby Moresco
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Ted Koppel, Tom Cavanagh, and Relient K
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: John Mellencamp and Oscar De La Hoya
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Masi Oka and Silversun Pickups

• Charlie Rose: Harold Pinter
• The Daily Show: Sam Sheridan
• The Colbert Report: Larry King
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Bob Woodruff, Dennis Miller, and John Mayer
• Jay Leno: Howie Mandel, Chris Hansen, and Korn
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ray Liotta, Nadine Velasquez, and Danity Kane
• Tavis Smiley: William S. Cohen and Janet Langhart Cohen and Walter Mosley
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Anderson Cooper, Rob Corddry, and Sun Volt
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Seth MacFarlane, Jennifer Tilly, and The Cat Empire
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Jill Hennessey and Silversun Pickups

I know, you might be thinking, who is Stephen Talbot and why should I care what he thinks of the TV news biz? Well, Talbot is a producer and writer for PBS' Frontline (his new episode, News War, debuted earlier this week), but that's not why I'm posting this. I'll explain that after the jump. In the meantime, go read the chat he has at The Washington Post's site and look at his picture closely. Where have you seen him before?

Talbot has a lot of interesting things to say about the news industry. He likes local news, but doesn't like it when they focus on just local stories, fears that people will just wake up one day and wonder why the only news they get is stuff about Anna Nicole and Britney, and he explains why Connie Chung gave up her great reporting career to do...well, whatever the hell she's doing now.

Oh, where have you seen him before?

• Charlie Rose: Governor Mike Easley, James Levine of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Mark Morris of the Mark Morris Dance Group
• The Daily Show: Jake Gyllenhaal
• The Colbert Report: Nina Jablonski
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Senator John McCain and Robin Thicke
• Jay Leno: Tim Allen, Hollywood Animals, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: LL Cool J and Ricky Jay
• Tavis Smiley: Representative Henry Waxman and Tommie Smith
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Larry King, Izabel Goulart, and Carol Fay
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Billy Connolly, Tricia Helfer, and Blake Shelton
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Anthony Anderson and Silversun Pickups

• Charlie Rose: Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanely, and Jean-Marie Guehenno, Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations at the U.N.
• The Daily Show: John Amaechi
• The Colbert Report: Dr. Craig Venter
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Evangeline Lilly and Jeff MacGregor
• Jay Leno: John Travolta, Katt Williams, and Everclear
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Tracy Morgan, Stephen Wright, and Jewel
• Tavis Smiley: Major General John Hawkins, Edward Boyd, and Stephanie Capparell
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jake Gyllenhaal and Bayside
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Jill Hennessey, Oliver Hudson, and Jim McDonald
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Jonathan Tucker and Silversun Pickups

• Charlie Rose: Robert Edsel, John Legend, and Daniele Thompson
• The Daily Show: Craig Newmark
• The Colbert Report: Zev Chafets
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Jake Gyllenhaal and Brand New
• Jay Leno: Courteney Cox, Richard Roeper, and Plain White Ts
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kelly Ripa, Milo Ventimiglia, and Incubus
• Tavis Smiley: Nikki Giovanni
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan, and Solomon Burke
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Regis Philbin, James McAvoy, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Dylan McDermott and Ludacris (repeat)

• Charlie Rose: Nicholas Burns and John Legend
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Samuel L. Jackson and Jim Gaffigan
• Jay Leno: Representative Nancy Pelosi, William H. Macy, John Mellencamp
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kathie Lee Gifford
• Tavis Smiley: Kate Winslet and Forest Whitaker (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Billy Bob Thornton, J. Alexander, and G. Love
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Jennifer Tilly, Rodney Atkins, and Ami James
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Tom Green and Gavin DeGraw

• Charlie Rose: John Legend
• The Daily Show: Jeffrey Rosen (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Lance Armstrong (repeat)
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Billy Bob Thornton, Rashida Jones, and Barenaked Ladies
• Jay Leno: Peter O'Toole and Hellogoodbye
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Randy Jackson, Jonathan Silverman, and Boys Like Girls
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Keith Olbermann, Jimmy Fallon, and Steven Kaplan
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Mark Ruffalo, Wolfgang Puck, Tom Lennon, and Ben Garant
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Jerry O'Connell and MIMS

• Charlie Rose: Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times and Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University
• The Daily Show: Sienna Miller (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Charlie LeDuff (repeat)
• The Late Show With David Letterman: John Travolta and a performance from "Spring Awakening"
• Jay Leno: Jaime Pressly, Gordon Ramsay, and Gomez
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Rebecca Romijn, Kevin Harvick, and Cold War Kids
• Tavis Smiley: Cybill Shepherd and Guillermo del Toro (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien; Jim Carrey, Al Roker, and Jonny Lives
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Ioan Gruffudd, Danny Bonaduce, and Hinder
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Harland Williams and G Love

• Charlie Rose: Conversations with Oscar nominees
• The Daily Show: Ralph Nader
• The Colbert Report: Chris Hedges
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Barbara Walters, K-os
• Jay Leno: Bill Maher and Rodney Atkins
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ellen DeGeneres, Skeet Ulrich, and Pretty Ricky
• Tavis Smiley: Chevy Chase (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Heather Graham, Lewis Black, and Explosions in the Sky
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Patricia Heaton and Parminder Nagra
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Michael Rapaport, Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals

• Charlie Rose: Michael Crichton
• The Daily Show: John Mellencamp (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Chris Hedges
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Jim Carrey and Kevin Harvick
• Jay Leno: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, Tiki Barber, and Silversun Pickups
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: William Shatner and Hari Kondabalu
• Tavis Smiley: Cornel West (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Senator Chuck Schumer, Tracee Ellis Ross, and The Holmes Brothers
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Virginia Madsen, David Steinberg, and Unwritten Law
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Carmen Electra and Fall Out Boy

• Charlie Rose: Senators Dick Durbin and Ron Wyden and former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Tracy Morgan, Gabrielle Union, and Ventriloquist Week II concludes
• Jay Leno: Teri Hatcher, Rhys Ifans, and Omarion
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Masi Oka, Charles Barkley, and The Colour
• Tavis Smiley: Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, and Barry Levinson
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Christina Ricci, Alan Cumming, and Joshua Radin
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Kiefer Sutherland, Rich Boy, and Sam Tripoli
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Jim Dangle and Deputy Travis Jr.

• Charlie Rose: Chris Cooper, Billy Ray, Tiki Barber, and Elaine Shannon
• The Daily Show: Meredith Vieira
• The Colbert Report: Shashi Tharoor
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Sienna Miller, NAS, and Ventriloquist Week II continues
• Jay Leno: Jim Carrey, Governor Tom Vilsack, and Dustin Kensrue
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kate Walsh, Jackie Earle Haley, and Incubus
• Tavis Smiley: Yvette Christiansen and Danny Huston
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Nicolas Cage and John Mulaney
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Jennifer Love Hewitt, John Cena, and Three Days Grace
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Fall Out Boy and Ben Roethlisberger

• Charlie Rose: Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the U.N.
• The Daily Show: Ishmael Beah
• The Colbert Report: Lance Armstrong
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Martha Stewart, Norah Jones, and Ventriloquist Week II contiues
• Jay Leno: Charles Barkley, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and the Sports Illustrated cover model
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Clay Aiken, Gabrielle Union, and Madeleine Peyroux
• Tavis Smiley: Michael Oren and Idris Elba
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Drew Barrymore, Marc Maron, and Apples in Stereo
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: David Hasselhoff, K.T. Tunstall, Richard Wiese, Tom Lennon, and Ben Garant
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Molly Sims and Low Stars

• Charlie Rose: Javad Zarif
• The Daily Show: Christopher Horner
• The Colbert Report: Sheryl WuDunn
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Peyton Manning, Cat Empire, and Ventriloquist Week II continues
• Jay Leno: Dennis Miller, Taylor Swift, and Marjorie Johnson
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ryan Phillippe and Josh Hutcherson
• Tavis Smiley: Sam Moore and Phil Ramone
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Eva Longoria and Lily Allen
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Aisha Tyler, Harry Shearer, and Taylor Williamson
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Guy Pearce and Regina Spektor