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Tamron Hall

HE POOL OF PEOPLE WHO CAN CALL THEMSELVES TALK SHOW HOSTS IS very, very small, and Tamron Hall is keenly aware of that. “For me, it’s not about being highbrow or low,” Hall says about the“We are a celebrity daytime talk show, of course, but we show in 2017. But Hall’s transition from journalist to talk show host was seamless, finding the balance between reporting and the emotion in a guest’s story. “My role as a journalist is to walk into the room and not judge.” And when someone comes “to play,” that’s when “it’s such an exhilarating [job], it’s so fun.”

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