Helen Sioussat

Helen Johnson Doyle Sioussat (February 11, 1902 was a network executive in the early days of American television, serving as the director of talks and public affairs at CBS radio from 1937 to 1958. She created and hosted the first roundtable discussion program on television.

Early years Helen Sioussat was the daughter of Maurice Joseph Talleyrand Sioussat

Table Talk with Helen Sioussat was "the first question–and-answer discussion program on CBS." and its format worked well enough that it was essentially copied in later talk programs.

Other professional activities Sioussat was a co-founder of American Women in Radio and Television, an organization to support female workers in media. She also wrote the book Mikes Don't Bite and wrote both the music and the lyrics for four songs. Donated in 1995, the collection includes citations, correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, photographs, press releases, transcripts, and other items.