Al Sharpton is the founder and president of the National
Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization headquartered
in Harlem, N.Y., with more than sixty chapters nationwide.
Sharpton is currently the host of a television show on MSNBC
that analyzes the top political and social news of the day featuring the
country’s leading newsmakers. Sharpton
also hosts a nationally syndicated radio show “Keepin’ it Real” that is heard
daily all over the country, and two local New York radio shows.
As chief national correspondent for CBS Evening News With
Katie Couric, Byron Pitts was an embedded reporter covering the Iraq War and
was recognized for his work under fire. Pitts was also CBS’s lead correspondent
at Ground Zero immediately following the September 11 attacks and won an Emmy
for his coverage.
A news veteran with more than 20 years of experience, his other
major stories include the war in Afghanistan, the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina, the military buildup in Kuwait and the refugee crisis in Kosovo. Pitts
realized a life-long goal when he was named a contributing correspondent to
CBS’s “60 Minutes” in 2009. In 2013, Pitts moved from CBS to ABC becoming the network’s
chief national correspondent and a substitute anchor.