Martha Stewart Looking To Be The Next “Serious, Great Interviewer”

Well, Martha Stewart has been hosting a daytime show for years, so she’s obviously comfortable in front of the camera. And she talks to celebs while they’re cooking/baking/doing crafts. So is it really a big leap to focusing on the interviews? She doesn’t think so.

“My favorite interviewers are Larry King [and] Barbara Walters, both of whom are kind of retiring,” Stewart said…”Who’s going to take their place as the serious, great interviewer? I’m throwing my name in there, because I love to talk to people.”

Martha said she’d like to do something like a once-a-month interview special in addition to continuing her daily show.

“I’m attracted to groups of people,” Stewart said, adding that potential episodes could center around folks like “the hottest, sexiest, young male movie stars — who are they really, how do they live, how do they cope?…There’s also my favorite comedians and how they come up with their material, how are they so talented and verbose and so fantastic?”

Down the line she would like to interview political figures, such as First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Asked about her interview style, Stewart said she is eyeing “a new, different and friendly way.”

Hmmm… I think she could do it, although Martha’s never struck me as the friendliest person. I was always disappointed her version of ‘The Apprentice’ didn’t do well: she’s such a savvy businesswoman, I think her mentoring others in business is perfect.

What do you think of Martha as the next major interviewer?

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