When CBS radio talk show host Don Imus uttered his now infamous misogynist and racist remarks about the players of the Rutgers women's basketball team -- a remarkable team, we might add, that came close to winning an NCAA championship with a roster of very young players -- he sparked a heated media debate about race, sex and proprietary linguistics. As the debate grew, we at the National Women's Editorial Forum expected that keeping track of the analysts discussing the issue on notable news programs could prove to be revealing.
In that light, below are lists of the analysts featured on select cable news programs from Friday, April 6; Monday, April 9; and Tuesday, April 10; on segments devoted to the controversy surrounding Imus' comments about the women of the Rutgers basketball team. (Since we began counting, MSNBC, which had simulcast Imus' program, has dropped the show.) The shows listed below were selected because they are major news talk programs on the three most notable cable news channels.
--Rachel Joy Larris
NOTES:
Repeated names denote repeat appearances.
(* denotes person of color)
Program guests who are part of the story are listed separately at the bottom of a guest list.
MSNBC
Hardball
*Eugene Robinson
columnist, Washington Post
Mike Barnicle
columnist and radio host
Howard Fineman
chief political correspondent, senior editor and deputy Washington Bureau chief, Newsweek
*Jesse Jackson (by phone)
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
*Armstrong Williams
radio talk show host
Tony Blankley
Washington Times editorial page editor
*Clarence Page
columnist, Chicago Tribune
Craig Crawford
columnist, Congressional Quarterly
*Al Sharpton
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
*Sabiyha Prince
anthropology professor at American University
Jonathan Alter
senior editor, Newsweek
Scarborough Country
*John Ridley
screenwriter and commentator, National Public Radio
Michael Smerconish
radio talk show host
Steve Adubato
MSNBC media analyst, professor at Rutgers University
Paul Waldman
senior fellow, Media Matters for America
John Fund
columnist, Wall Street Journal
Bill Maher
host, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher
Steve Adubato
MSNBC media analyst, professor at Rutgers
*Al Sharpton
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
*John Ridley
screenwriter and commentator, National Public Radio
Craig Crawford
columnist, Congressional Quarterly
Joe Klein
columnist, Time
Pat Buchanan
MSNBC analyist, former Republican presidential candidate
GUESTS WHO ARE PART OF THE STORY
*Reverend Deforest Soaries
moderating a meeting between players and Imus
CNN
Lou Dobbs Tonight
*Jesse Jackson
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
*Clarence Page
columnist, Chicago Tribune
*Michael Eric Dyson
author, professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Kim Gandy
president of the National Organization for Women
*Bryan Monroe
president of the National Association of Black Journalists
*Carol Swain
professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University
Charles Goyette
radio talk show host, KFNX
Laura Flanders
radio talk show host, Air America
*Joe Madison
radio talk show host, WOL
The Situation Room
William Cohen
CNN world affairs analyst, former Sec. of Defense (Clinton administration)
James Carville
Democratic strategist
Terry Jeffrey
editor, Human Events
*Al Sharpton
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
GUESTS WHO ARE PART OF THE STORY
*Vivian Stringer
coach of Rutgers women's basketball team
Anderson Cooper 360
*Roland Martin
radio talk show host, CNN contributor
*Al Sharpton (taped interview)
civil rights activist
*Amy Holmes
Republican strategist, former speechwriter for Sen. Bill Frist
Stephen A. Smith
ESPN host and The Philadelphia Inquirer columnist
Glenn Beck
CNN host
*Amy Holmes
Republican strategist, former speechwriter for Sen. Bill Frist
*Robert George
columnist, New York Post
*Roland Martin
radio talk show host, CNN contributor
*Whoopi Goldberg (taped interview)
actress
GUESTS WHO ARE PART OF THE STORY
*Essence Carson and Vivian Stringer (taped interview)
coach and team captain of Rutgers women's basketball team
Larry King Live
*Al Sharpton
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
James Carville
Democratic strategist
*Tamika Ray
correspondent,Extra host
GUESTS WHO ARE PART OF THE STORY
*Essence Carson and Vivian Stringer
coach and team captain of Rutger's women's basketball team
Glenn Beck
*Jesse Jackson (by phone)
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
Michael Smerconish
radio talk show host
*Al Sharpton (taped interview)
civil rights activist, former presidential candidate (Democrat)
Fox NewsChannel
The O’Reilly Factor
*Michelle Malkin
columnist, Washington Times
Kirsten Powers
Democratic strategist; Fox News commentator
Bernie Goldberg
author, political commentator
Jane Hall
Fox News commentator, Fox News Watch; assistant professor, School of Communication at American University
Hannity & Colmes
*Dr. Marc Lamont-Hill
professor of Urban Education and American Studies at Temple University
*Armstrong Williams
radio talk show host
*Patrice O’Neal
comic, actor
Laura Ingraham
radio talk show host, writer
*Larry Elder
radio talk show host
screen capture from MediaMatters for America
