James Lipton hosts "In the Actor's Studio" on Bravo. He is one of the great interviewers on the tube. Watch the show and you will witness the pleasure of a professional who has done thorough and thoughtful homework to the delight of his celebrity guests, his live audience, [students in the performing arts] and his TV viewing audience. He asks wonderful, insightful questions. He listens quietly, intently, patiently. He allows his celebrity guest, like Tom Hanks, for example, full range, full time to answer. Great interviewers do what great conversationalist do, they ask good questions and they listen with a special sincerity.

John King

In his newscasts, John King interjects the phrase "if you will" much too much. Think about it, the phrase means nothing. Everytime he says it, it stops the flow of information. It's a verbal crutch like "you know" or "like" or "you understand". "If you will" says nothing. . Verbal crutches are not easy to listen to.