Missing (2003 TV program)

A screen shot of the program's title card

Missing is a weekly syndicated television program in the United States profiling real cases of missing persons. The series is hosted by Telco Productions Inc's president and founder, Alex Paen. The series debuted on September 4, 2003 and is still in production. An episode is 30 minutes long and has areas where local broadcasters can showcase missing people. The show meets the Children's Television Act of 1990 since 2011.[1]

According to the official website, as of August 1, 2018, 772 persons featured on Missing have been safely recovered.[2]

Format

The program displays around 20 pictures of missing children and adults per episode. The program begins with going through the history and description of the person, making special notice of tattoos, visible injuries and scars of the individual. Episodes (especially older ones) includes video clips made by KidSmartz to teach children watching what to do in a certain situation.

The show also includes Internet Safety Tips (a person, usually an adult or teenager, tells you some tips on how to stay safe on-line) and Safety Quiz (Video is produced by KidSmartz, showing a child doing the wrong thing to do in the situation and then quizzed on what the child should have done in the situation) .

Nearing the end of the show, a "roundup" is presented showing the person(s) picture with their first and last name. Some roundup's feature four individuals at a time (usually when they are all missing and have the same last name). An individual is shown for two seconds, more time is allowed depending on how many individuals are in the same slide.

Music from the series is composed by Larry Brown, the male whispers are added during the editing process.

Broadcasters Information

Episodes are distributed using a satellite system, the episode is aired on the satellite on Wednesdays at 6:00 AM to 6:30 Eastern Time.[3] The episodes are closed captioned.[3] Episodes are posed weekly though so broadcaster broadcast the show biweekly. Episodes are commonly aired on Saturdays and Sundays in the morning (7:00 to 11:00 AM). The show is a popular choice for E/I programing among broadcasters and is aired on national TV channels like Escape.

References

  1. ↑ Paen, Alex (2011). "FCC Requirements" (PDF). Telco Productions.
  2. ↑ "Missing - The official website of Telco Productions missing persons television series". usamissing.com.
  3. 1 2 Paen, Alex (September 3, 2019). "Broadcasters Information" (PDF). Telco Productions Inc.


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