Meet the Press facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Meet the Press |
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Tim Russert interviews General Peter Pace on Meet the Press in 2006.
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| Created by | Martha Rountree Lawrence E. Spivak |
| Directed by | Rob Melick |
| Presented by | David Gregory (2008–present) |
| Narrated by | Fred Facey (1984–2008) Bert Pence (2008–present) |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Opening theme | "The Pulse of Events" (fourth part of The Mission) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 66 |
| No. of episodes | 5,048 (as of May 19, 2013) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Betsy Fischer Martin (2002–2012) Robert Myers Yarin (2013–present) |
| Producer(s) | Adam Verdugo (Senior Producer) Chris Donovan |
| Production location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes w/commercials (1947–1992); 60 minutes w/commercials (1992–present) |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | November 6, 1947 – present |
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.
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. 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 eleven hosts called "moderators". The first moderator was Martha Rountree. The current moderator is David Gregory, who has hosted the show since December 2008. Tim Russert is the show's longest-lasting moderator. He hosted from 1991 to his death on June 13, 2008.
Moderators
This is a list of moderators who have hosted Meet the Press.
| 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–present |
Images for kids
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Meet the Press set, November 1975. On this broadcast, a sitting American president (Gerald Ford) was, for the first time, a guest on a live television network news program.
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Meet the Press logo used from September 10, 1995, to June 8, 2008.
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Russert interviews General Peter Pace in 2006.
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Meet the Press logo used from May 2, 2010 (introduced under former moderator David Gregory) to November 5, 2017.
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Senator Chris Murphy on Meet the Press
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U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Todd in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 6, 2014.
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Whittaker Chambers's very first answer on the August 27, 1948, helped move Meet the Press from radio to television
See also
In Spanish: Meet the Press para niños
