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It's Bullseye, I'm Jessie Thorn.

Next up this week, Tamron Hall.

Tamron has been a TV host for years.

She has her own talk show, just called Tamron Hall.

It airs on ABC stations all over the country.

Before that, Tamron worked in news.

She had her own show on MSNBC and for a time was a host on the Today Show, more on that

part of her life later.

Tamron also hosts the Discovery series Deadline Crime, a true crime news magazine.

As if she wasn't busy enough, she's taken on an entirely new endeavor, fiction writing.

She just published her debut novel as The Wicked Watch tells the story of a reporter who's

trying to unravel the mystery of two murdered girls in Chicago.

One of Tamron's biggest fans is Jared Hill.

Jared is a journalist himself.

He's worked for Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and CNN.

When he got the opportunity to talk with Tamron for our show, he could not wait.

What you're about to hear is a conversation, not just about the novel, but about hosting

for TV and the unique challenges that black journalists face, even super famous black

journalists like Tamron Hall.

So without further ado, here's Tamron Hall interviewed by our correspondent, Jared Hill.

Tamron Hall, welcome to Bullseye.

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