' B rien ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁Bob bie ▁Batt ista ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁host . ▁ ▁Jeff ▁H ull inger ▁For ▁a ▁brief ▁time , ▁while ▁CNN ▁was ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁Batt ista , ▁Jeff ▁H ull inger , ▁former ▁host ▁at ▁W AG A - TV ▁and ▁current ▁anchor ▁at ▁Atlanta ▁N BC ▁station ▁W X IA - TV , ▁served ▁as ▁inter im ▁host ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live . ▁ ▁Ar th el ▁Ne ville ▁When ▁Bob bie ▁Batt ista ▁left ▁CNN , ▁another ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁host ▁began . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁CNN ▁h ired ▁Ar th el ▁Ne ville ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁host ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁re - brand ed ▁with ▁new ▁log os , ▁graphics ▁and ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁panel ists ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁featured ▁panel ists ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁topics . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁not ew orth y ▁panel ists ▁include ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁player ▁Tom ▁G lav ine , ▁CNN ▁Leg al ▁Anal yst s ▁Gre ta ▁Van ▁S ust eren ▁and ▁Roger ▁C oss ack , ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁femin ist ▁Susan ▁E str ich , ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁J . ▁C . ▁W att s , ▁Jr ., ▁CNN ▁Cor respond ent ▁Art ▁Harris , ▁Def ense ▁att orney ▁Ed ▁Gar land ▁and ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁author ▁Julian ne ▁Mal ve aux