Charles Jay Sykes is an American political commentator and author. He was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1954. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1975. Sykes hosted a conservative talk show on WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1993 to 2016. He is a regular contributor to MSNBC and The Bulwark. Sykes is a critic of Donald Trump and conservative media.