Julie Chen

Julie Chen serves as host and moderator of The Talk, CBS's Daytime Emmy Award—winning talk show that examines topical events and contemporary issues, along with hosts Eve, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, and Sheryl Underwood. Chen, who won the 2017 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hosts Daytime Emmy for the first time, is also part of The Talk's writing team that won its first Daytime Emmy in 2015 for Outstanding Writing Special Class. In addition, Chen hosts the hit summer reality series Big Brother, and just finished hosting the series’ first-ever Celebrity edition. Chen previously worked for CBS News, holding several positions with The Early Show, including Special Contributing Anchor, co-anchor, and news anchor. She started her news career in 1990, working in various local news bureaus in Dayton, Ohio, Los Angeles, and New York City. Chen was born in Queens, New York, and is a graduate of University of Southern California. She has a son, Charlie, with her husband, Leslie Moonves, and three stepchildren, Adam, Sara and Mike.