So we've had the first Presidential debate, and the Vice Presidential debate takes place tonight at 9pm ET (on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, PBS, CSPAN, probably The Weather Channel and Noggin too). While newspeople involved in the debates range from good (Jim Lehrer, Anderson Cooper, Bob Schieffer) to bad (Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos), there are several journalists who never seem to be involved in the debates for one reason or another. Maybe the debate committees and the campaigns don't want them, or maybe the anchors don't want to do a debate, but I can think of a few people I'd like to see moderate these things.

After the jump, my top five.

Judy Woodruff left CNN last year to work on other projects, and one of her first new ventures will bring her back to her former employer, PBS. Woodruff is compiling interviews with young adults ages 16 to 25 about their feelings on religion, politics, and America's role in the rest of the world. Her reports will air as part of The NewsHour with Jim Leher later this year, with a full documentary planned for January 2007. The project is tentatively titled Generation Next: Speak Up. Be Heard and will also incorporate online elements.