panelist
noun
pan·el·ist
ˈpa-nᵊl-ist 
: a member of a discussion or advisory panel or of a radio or television panel
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The program has also relied more heavily on rotating guest cohosts in recent months due to overlapping schedules and personal time off among panelists.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
What makes this harder, the panelists agreed, is that the people most resistant to change are often the ones most essential to the business right now.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Among those set to join the Hot Topics table in the episodes ahead are longtime fill-in panelist Sheryl Underwood, journalist Kara Swisher, and extending moderator Whoopi Goldberg's panel time into Fridays for the time being, though the EGOT winner typically has the day off each week.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
It was held outdoors on a stage on the sand, an open tent with the Mediterranean behind the panelists.
—Tyler Chou, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
What makes this harder, the panelists agreed, is that the people most resistant to change are often the ones most essential to the business right now.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Among those set to join the Hot Topics table in the episodes ahead are longtime fill-in panelist Sheryl Underwood, journalist Kara Swisher, and extending moderator Whoopi Goldberg's panel time into Fridays for the time being, though the EGOT winner typically has the day off each week.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
It was held outdoors on a stage on the sand, an open tent with the Mediterranean behind the panelists.
—Tyler Chou, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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panelist
noun
pan·el·ist
ˈpan-ᵊl-əst
: a member of a panel
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