Meet the Press
Meet the Press is an American television news/interview show that airs on NBC. It began on November 6, 1947. It is the longest-running television show in American television history.[2]
| Meet the Press | |
|---|---|
 Tim Russert interviews General Peter Pace on Meet the Press in 2006. | |
| Created by | Martha Rountree[1] Lawrence E. Spivak[2] |
| Directed by | Rob Melick[2] |
| Presented by | Kristen Welker (2023-present) |
| Narrated by | Fred Facey (1984–2008) Bert Pence (2008–2015) Dennis Haysbert (2015-present) |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Opening theme | "The Pulse of Events"[3] (fourth part of The Mission) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 66 |
| No. of episodes | 5,048 (as of May 19, 2013) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Betsy Fischer Martin (2002–2012)[2] Robert Myers Yarin (2013–2014)[2] John H. Reiss (2014-2022)[2] David P. Gelles (2022-present)[2] |
| Producers | Adam Verdugo (Senior Producer)[2] Chris Donovan[2] |
| Production location | Washington, D.C. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes w/commercials (1947–1992); 60 minutes w/commercials (1992–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 6, 1947 – present |
The show's format has a long one-on-one interview with a person who works in politics. There may also be a discussion with either members of Congress or political commentators.
Meet the Press began on radio in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press. It was a show that was used to promote The American Mercury, an American magazine that was issued from 1924 to 1981.[4] The show moved to television with a shorter title of just Meet the Press on November 6, 1947.
Over the years, the show has had twelve hosts called "moderators". The first moderator was Martha Rountree. The current moderator is Kristen Welker, who has hosted the show since 2023. Tim Russert was the show's longest-lasting moderator, who hosted from 1991 until his death on June 13, 2008.
Moderators
changeThis is a list of moderators who have hosted Meet the Press.[2]
| Martha Rountree | 1947–1953 |
| Ned Brooks | 1953–1965 |
| Lawrence E. Spivak | 1966–1975 |
| Bill Monroe | 1975–1984 |
| Roger Mudd & Marvin Kalb (co-moderators) |
1984–1985 |
| Marvin Kalb | 1985–1987 |
| Chris Wallace | 1987–1988 |
| Garrick Utley | 1989–1991 |
| Tim Russert | 1991–2008 |
| Tom Brokaw | 2008 |
| David Gregory | 2008–2014 |
| Andrea Mitchell | 2014 |
| Chuck Todd | 2014–2023 |
| Kristen Welker | 2023–present |
References
change- ↑ Martha Rountree: Radio/Television Producer, Writer, Host from shemadeit.org, a Paley Center for Media website
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 About Meet the Press
- ↑ The Sounds of War, an April 2003 article from Slate
- ↑ 60 Years Ago in News History: America Meets the Press Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine from the Newseum website
Other websites
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