▁of ▁The ▁CNN ▁Center ▁food ▁court ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁state - of - the - art ▁broadcast ▁studio ▁that ▁se ated ▁over ▁two ▁hundred ▁people ▁and ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁was ▁created . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁executive ▁produced ▁by ▁CNN ' s ▁top ▁female ▁executive , ▁G ail ▁Evans . ▁One ▁of ▁CNN ' s ▁top ▁produ cers ▁was ▁t apped ▁to ▁head ▁up ▁this ▁new ▁concept , ▁T ey a ▁Ryan , ▁an ▁award ▁winning ▁producer ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁CNN ' s ▁environmental ▁features . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁was ▁bil led ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁truly ▁interactive ▁television ▁show . ▁ ▁Mer ging ▁new ▁technology , ▁the ▁internet ▁with ▁television , ▁view ers ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁could ▁call - in ▁like ▁many ▁of ▁CNN ' s ▁other ▁talk ▁style ▁shows . ▁View ers ▁could ▁also ▁f ax ▁or ▁go ▁online ▁with ▁partner ▁Com pu Ser ve ▁to ▁post ▁their ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁show ' s ▁topic ▁in ▁a ▁custom ▁ch atro om . ▁Comment s ▁from ▁f ax es ▁and ▁Com pu Ser ve ▁were ▁often ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁What ▁made ▁the ▁show ▁interactive ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁host ▁would ▁allow ▁panel ist ▁and ▁audience ▁members ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁f ax ▁and ▁online ▁comments . ▁Also , ▁the ▁show ▁partner ed ▁with ▁M CI ▁and ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁to ▁have ▁students ▁and ▁profess ors ▁provide ▁comments ▁and ▁questions ▁via ▁desktop ▁video ▁technology . ▁During ▁the ▁first