. ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁some ▁panel ists ▁that ▁used ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁as ▁a ▁ste pping ▁stone ▁to ▁bigger ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁Se an ▁Hann ity ▁Se an ▁Hann ity ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁conserv ative ▁radio ▁talk ▁show ▁host ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁numerous ▁times ▁on ▁T alk back ▁Live . ▁ ▁Hann ity ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁high ▁profile ▁conserv ative ▁political ▁comment ator ▁on ▁CNN ' s ▁compet itor , ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel . ▁ ▁Nancy ▁Grace ▁Nancy ▁Grace , ▁a ▁former ▁Atlanta ▁pro sec utor ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁panel ist ▁on ▁T alk back ▁Live . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁very ▁vocal ▁about ▁her ▁opinion ▁of ▁O . J . ▁Sim pson ' s ▁gu ilt ▁during ▁the ▁murder ▁trial . ▁ ▁Grace ▁hosted ▁a ▁show ▁on ▁Court ▁TV ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁host ▁of ▁a ▁show ▁on ▁CNN ' s ▁sister ▁network , ▁H L N ▁( former ly ▁Head line ▁News ), ▁Nancy ▁Grace . ▁ ▁T av is ▁Sm iley ▁T av is ▁Sm iley ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator ▁that ▁made ▁frequent ▁appearances ▁on ▁CNN , ▁including ▁T alk back ▁Live . ▁ ▁Sm iley ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁T av is ▁Sm iley ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁successful ▁author ▁that ▁has ▁appeared ▁multiple ▁times ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best s eller ▁list . ▁ ▁The ▁audience ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁was ▁t aped ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁air ▁studio ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁CNN ▁Center ▁at rium ▁in ▁dow