Gary Baumgarten is an award winning journalist, the Paltalk News Network's director of news and programing and host of the network's News Talk Online. He was previously New York radio bureau chief and correspondent for CNN Radio where he covered the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina. Previously he was reporter and assistant news director at CBS all news radio station WWJ in Detroit, managing editor at Detroit Radio News Service and a reporter for the Jackson (MI) Citizen-Patriot, the Detroit News and a number of weekly newspapers.

Michael Brown is former director of FEMA for the United States and currently is host of a Denver radio talk show that can be heard as far away as the East Coast. His website is http://michaelbrowntoday.com/

Robert Garcia is a veteran journalist who has managed operations at CBS Radio's all news stations' news bureau in Washington DC and more recently was vice president of CNN Radio and executive director of news and sports for ABC News Radio. He is now in charge of newscasts at NPR, He is past chairman of the Radio Television News Directors Association.

Trita Parsi is the author of Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States and president of the National Iranian American Council, the largest Iranian American grassroots organization in the U.S.

The editor of TickleTheWire.com, Allan Lengel, a veteran journalist who has covered law enforcement at major publications including the Washington Post and the Detroit News. He also served as an intern under the late investigative columnist Jack Anderson. Over the years, Mr. Lengel has covered major events including the 9-11 attacks, the Congressman William Jefferson investigation, the Chandra Levy probe, the anthrax attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing. He is also an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Maryland and a member of IRE (Investigative Reporters and Editors).

Sol Lachman is a curmudgeon, poet, licensed clinical social worker and
community activist in Rockland County, New York. His show, America
Works Radio, webcasts at 7 PM New York time Wednesdays on the Paltalk
News Network.

Danny Schechter is known as the News Dissector. He is a veteran
journalist (ABC/CNN), blogger, filmmaker, author, talk show host, Wall
Street whistleblower, co-founder of mediachannel.org and Globalvision
and is politically progressive. Danny is based in New York City.

Rich Swier is a 23-year Army veteran who retired as a lieutenant
colonel in 1990 with numerous medals including the Bronze Star for
heroism in ground combat. He is president of the Sarasota County, FL
Veterans Commission, and a conservative blogger and radio talk show
contributor. He is editor of the Red County Sarasota website. You can
find Dr. Swier most days twisting arms on behalf of veterans in
Sarasota, FL.

Harvey Wasserman is a progressive who is the author of books, blogs
and documentary films about voter fraud and nuclear energy (he's
against it) and is senior editor of the Columbus Free Press. He has
been a featured speaker on Today, Nightline, National Public Radio,
CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight and other major media outlets. His investigative
reporting along with Bob Fitrakis of fraud during the Bush-Kerry
presidential vote prompted Jesse Jackson to call them "the Woodward
and Bernstein of the 2004 election.He lives in suburban Columbus, OH.

Bill Silberg is a publishing, communications and media professional with 30 years experience in the health, medical, science and policy fields. He has served as vice President for publishing and communications at the New York Academy of Sciences; senior vice president for communications and publishing at The Commonwealth Fund, an independent, private foundation that studies and supports research on health care policy and social issues; and senior vice president and executive editor at Medscape, the online portal for health and medical professionals worldwide. He also spent 13 years in publishing at the American Medical Association.

Jennifer Horn is a New Hampshire newspaper columnist and radio talk show host who just gave up her on air duties to comply with FCC regulations because,she will be running again as a conservative Republican for the House of Representatives.

Seema Kalia is lawyer and journalist based in New York. She was the host of WLIW (PBS)'s "21 Forum" political round table discussion show, and the interview show"Q&A." In addition to on-air interviewing, Seema has reported in print for various outlets specializing in law, business and politics. Prior to that, she practiced law as a litigation lawyer and worked as a management consultant and speech writer. She hosts the show, "The Third Branch," that analyzes and discusses cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Shahriar Shahabi is a strategic business and communications consultant with over 10 years of experience in the Middle East. During this time he has advised both the public and private sector on growth and differentiation strategies by leveraging technology platforms as an equalizer. Having working and traveled across countries such as Iran, the UAE, Turkey, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt, Shahriar has acquired a unique understanding of the regions diversity, way of life and has great respect for each of the countries geo-political aspirations, from cash rich oil states of the Persian Gulf to the less advantaged countries in the region who are working diligently to find their competitiveness, both regionally and globally.

Americ Azevedo teaches nonviolence, meditation, and engineering ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. For 10 semesters his seminar, Time, Money, and Love in the Age of Technology, cultivated in students an awareness of the larger issues that form a context for their lives and their part in the world community. He is a life-long mediator and philosopher of everyday life. In addition to a background in philosophy and world religions, he has taught and worked in computer technology, where he was a pioneer in online education and virtual communities; and in business, as a consultant specializing in company reorganizations. He loves public speaking, facilitating Socratic dialogue, and has conducted "Philosophers’ Forums" in the community, as well as leading meditation retreats.

Doug Patton is a freelance columnist who has served as a political speechwriter and public policy adviser. His weekly columns are published in newspapers across the country and on selected Internet web sites, including The Conservative Voice and GOPUSA.com, where he is a senior writer and state editor.

Bob Fitrakis is a professor of political science at Columbus State Community College, an attorney, reporter, executive director of the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and editor of the Columbus Free Press. An award winning investigative journalist, he is the author of 11 books.

Eric Williams, formerly of Pacifica Radio’s WBAI-FM Evening News in New York City is currently based in Australia from which he covers the Pacific-Asian region for the Paltalk News Network. Eric is an award-winning reporter who previously extensively covered the United Nations.

Dr. Davis Liu is a practicing board-certified family physician with the Permanente Medical Group in Northern California since 2000.His comments have appeared in Fortune, Smart Money, Remedy, Real and Simple, and the NY Times. He is author of the book Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely.

Gordon Osmond is a retired lawyer, playwright, English teacher, tennis umpire and author of So You Think You Know English: A Guide to English for Those Who Think They Don't Need One. He is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Joel Leyden is the founder of the Israel News Agency and reports for the Paltalk News Network from Israel. Leyden covered the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks from New York City for the Jerusalem Post, Israel TV, Israel Radio English news and the Israel News Agency.

Scott Bernstein is a an international private detective, child recovery expert, founder of the Bounty Hunter Training Academy, TV analyst, author, bodyguard, criminal profiler and counter-terrorism expert. He reports on crime and justice.





David Swanson blogs at http://afterdowningstreet.org and is the author of the new book Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union by Seven Stories Press. He is on a tour of 40 plus U.S. cities.

Michael Haltman writes The Political Commentator, with articles having been picked up by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun-Times and Houston Chronicle. He writes the New York Homeland Security column for Examiner.com, as well as writing weekly for Australia.to and Financial Advisory.com. He focuses much of his writing on national security, the war on terror, the presidency and politics as usual. Living in New York, aware that Americans have short memories and our enemy’s great patience, he hopes that his articles will help keep us vigilant and aware. Michael welcomes any questions or comments at exetertraining@aol.com.

Dan Rosen the author of Dope: A History of Performance Enhancement in Sports from the Nineteenth Century to Today. He's also a former photojournalist (and a graduate of the School of Journalism at the U. of Missouri in Columbia, MO) who now makes a living developing online training. In his spare time, you can find him racing bicycles.

Movie critic Rus Jeffrey has over a decade of radio experience in both small and medium radio markets. In addition to being news director for WACK 1420AM in Newark, New York, Dr. Rus also serves as senior pastor at Fresh-Wind Ministries.

Cassandra Wood is a university educator and academic researcher in
England. She reports on Europe from her observation post near London.

Boaz Frankel is the Paltalk News Network's online producer and technical director. He is also the paltalknewsnetwork.com webmaster and has reported on wildfires and homelessness near his base in Los Angeles.