What are the Characteristics of the Best Interviewers?

Well, I haven’t made a formal study of this, but here are some characteristics which come to mind:

—a warm, engaging personality

—curiosity

—listens more than talks

—patient

—empathetic

The BBC tackled this question quite a while ago. You may like to read this (click on photo):

However, the king of interview shows, Michael Parkinson, doesn’t approve of celebrity talk show hosts: