[leadpenny]

"He is a skilled interviewer"

Eye of the beholder, I guess?

For me, two of the best interviewers are Brian Lamb and Don Imus. I care not about the interviewers politics, but I do want to hear what the interviewee has to say. Maybe after a few years of getting irritated by Chris Matthews (probably the worst interviewer in the business), I can go back and give ole Charlie Rose another chance?

[beyond the sea]

I agree on Brian Lamb. Those hour long Booknotes interviews he used to do were fantastic.

Does he still do them?

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I guess I have the answer to that (just looked it up) --

Booknotes.org is the permanent online archive for C-SPAN’s award-winning author interview program, Booknotes. For nearly sixteen years, from 1989 to 2004, C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb interviewed contemporary non-fiction authors for one hour, discussing their books, their research, and their lives.

http://www.booknotes.org/home/index.asp

Anyhow Brian Lamb was the best, very calm and informative.