▁found ▁in ▁its ▁Atlanta ▁area ▁stores ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁life - s ized ▁poster ▁cut out ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁host , ▁Susan ▁Ro ok . ▁ ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁would ▁tack le ▁hot ▁button ▁issues ▁like ▁abort ion , ▁sex ▁education , ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁race ▁in ▁America ▁just ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁topic ▁was ▁often ▁influenced ▁by ▁what ▁was ▁happening ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁on ▁that ▁day . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁topics ▁were ▁about ▁the ▁O . J . ▁Sim pson ▁murder ▁trial . ▁The ▁first ▁show ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁interrupted ▁by ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁Sim pson ▁case . ▁Many ▁of ▁T alk back ▁L ives ▁panel ists ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁further ▁their ▁care ers ▁after ▁T alk back ▁Live . ▁ ▁The ▁hosts ▁ ▁Susan ▁Ro ok ▁Susan ▁Ro ok ▁was ▁t apped ▁to ▁host ▁this ▁new ▁and ▁innov ative ▁show . ▁Ro ok ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁news ▁anchor . ▁She ▁had ▁previously ▁anch ored ▁CNN ' s ▁Prime ▁News ▁with ▁co - anchor ▁Bernard ▁Shaw . ▁She ▁worked ▁her ▁last ▁prime ▁time ▁shift ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁hosted ▁the ▁premi ere ▁show ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁on ▁Monday , ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁ 1 PM ▁E T . ▁Ro ok ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁moder ator ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁President ial