Paramount Press Express | WFOR-TV/CBS4 MIAMI NEWS ANCHOR IRIKA SARGENT TO GUEST CO-HOST ON “THE TALK,” WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

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06/8/2015

WFOR-TV/CBS4 MIAMI NEWS ANCHOR IRIKA SARGENT TO GUEST CO-HOST ON “THE TALK,” WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

Irika Sargent To Join “The Talk” Hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert,

Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood

WFOR-TV/CBS4 Miami news anchor Irika Sargent returns to guest co-host on THE TALK, Wednesday, June 10 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET), joining hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sheryl Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood at the table. This will be Sargent’s second appearance on THE TALK.

Throughout the week, news anchors from five CBS Owned Stations around the country will serve as guest co-hosts:

Monday, June 8: Chris Wragge, News Anchor, WCBS-TV, New York
Tuesday, June 9: Megan Glaros, Meteorologist, WBBM-TV, Chicago
Wednesday, June 10: Irika Sargent, News Anchor, WFOR-TV/CBS4, Miami
Thursday, June 11: Kate Bilo, Meteorologist, KYW-TV, Philadelphia
Friday, June 12: Pat Harvey, News Anchor, KCBS-TV, Los Angeles

Irika Sargent is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and co-anchors CBS4 News’ weekday, early evening and 11:00 PM newscasts with Rick Folbaum in Miami.

Sargent came to CBS4 from KPRC, the NBC affiliate in Houston, where she worked as an anchor and reporter for three years.

Sargent has worked at television stations in Mobile, Alabama, Columbia, Missouri and London, England. She has covered several major stories, including the BP oil spill along the Gulf Coast, and the West, Texas plant explosion. Also, Sargent covered numerous high-profile trials, drawing from her background as a lawyer, and served as the anchor of a legal show while working in Alabama.

Sargent graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelors of Journalism. She earned a Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in order to gain legal insight and expertise that could assist her in news coverage. Sargent is a current member of the New York Bar.

Sargent has been involved with a numerous charity organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Star of Hope Mission for Houston’s Homeless and Habitat for Humanity.

CBS’s Daytime Emmy Award-nominated talk show THE TALK, broadcast weekdays (2:00 PM, ET/1:00 PM, PT/CT), features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler. The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, cooking demos with celebrity chefs as well as real-world advice and tips from leading experts in fitness, diet, health, home, relationships, finance and fashion. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

CBS Daytime has been #1 in the day-part for 28 consecutive years, featuring a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. The Network’s daytime lineup includes network television’s #1 daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT and the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, as well as THE TALK, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LETS MAKE A DEAL.

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RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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Press Contacts:

Lee Zimmerman (WFOR-TV) 305-639-4426 LZimmerman@cbs.com