America Tonight Mon-Fri 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT

Hosted by veteran journalist Joie Chen, America Tonight draws upon the reporting of its six award-winning correspondents, the global newsgathering resources of Al Jazeera Media Network’s 12 bureaus in the United States and more than 70 bureaus around the world, and will feature work from the Al Jazeera America investigative team.

Joie Chen is the host of America Tonight. A veteran network anchor, Chen previously was a Washington-based correspondent for CBS News, reporting from the White House, Capitol Hill and other beats for all of the network’s programming. She also contributed to CBS Sunday Morning and won an Emmy for her coverage of the D.C. sniper attacks. Prior to her work at CBS, she was an anchor at CNN and CNN International, covering world affairs and domestic issues, and she reported for USA Today on TV.

As an award-winning documentarian and one of America’s most-recognizable journalists, Soledad O’Brien brings a wealth of storytelling experience to her new role as a special correspondent. O’Brien, who launched Starfish Media Group and created the acclaimed documentary series “Black in America” and “Latino in America,” will contribute segments to America Tonight. Her documentary work and breaking news coverage with CNN earned major honors including Peabody, duPont-Columbia and CINE awards.

Sheila MacVicar contributes to America Tonight’s daily segments on the economy, international affairs, government, education, healthcare, and the environment. She most recently served as international correspondent for CBS News. She previously worked as a foreign correspondent for CNN, ABC News, and CBC News. While at CNN, she was a founding member of the network’s post-9/11 award-winning investigative team. MacVicar has won numerous awards for her reporting.

Christof Putzel is an award-winning journalist who most recently was the senior correspondent for Current TV’s investigative documentary series, Vanguard. His first Columbia-duPont Award was for his 2008 report, “From Russia with Hate,” about the rise of violent attacks against immigrants in Russia by neo-Nazi skinheads. His second duPont Award, in 2013, was for "Arming the Mexican Cartels," an investigation into the flow of guns from America that’s fueling the drug wars south of the border.

Sarah Hoye comes to Al Jazeera America from CNN where she was an all-platform journalist based in Philadelphia, covering stories such as the trial of abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State and the city’s gun crisis. She was also part of the CNN team that won a Peabody Award in 2011 for its coverage of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Hoye also worked at The Tampa Tribune/WFLA News Channel 8, The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Correspondent Adam May joins us from Baltimore CBS affiliate WJZ-TV where he was a weekend anchor and one of the city’s top investigative reporters, covering port security, witness intimidation and energy and prison issues. He was named best reporter in the Mid-Atlantic by The Associated Press and the region's best live reporter by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He also worked at WHAS-TV in Louisville, Ky., WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Ala., and KBJR-TV in Duluth, Minn.

Michael Okwu contributes to America Tonight's daily segments from the West Coast, filing reports on politics, health care, education and societal trends. Okwu spent more than five years at NBC where he appeared regularly on "Today," "Nightly News with Brian Williams" and MSNBC from hot spots across North America, Asia and Europe. Most recently, Okwu hosted acclaimed interview specials and contributed long-form reports for the award-winning newsmagazine "So-Cal Connected."

Correspondent Lori Jane Gliha is a 12-time Emmy-winning reporter. She comes to America Tonight from ABC15 in Phoenix. Gliha has been recognized for her investigative stories, including her undercover reports highlighting concerns in the medical marijuana debate, stories revealing baggage-theft problems at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and her coverage of ATF's Fast and Furious case. Gliha has also reported and anchored at WNEM-TV5 in Saginaw, Mich., and WILX-TV in Lansing, Mich.