Tucker Carlson is the host of Tucker, which can be seen weekdays at 4 and 6 p.m. ET on MSNBC. Previously, he was the host and managing editor of PBS's “Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered.” Carlson started in television on CNN, where he was the youngest host in the network's history, first on “The Spin Room,” and then on the long running political debate program “Crossfire.”

Carlson has interviewed and eaten with just about every significant newsmaker in American politics, including George W. Bush and John Kerry, and has reported from around the world, most recently Iraq.

A longtime newspaper and magazine writer, he is regular contributor to Esquire. His writings have also appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, Reader's Digest, Forbes and GQ. He was a finalist for a 2004 National Magazine Award for an Esquire article chronicling his trip to Africa with the Rev. Al Sharpton. His latest book is titled “Politicians, Partisans and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News.”