Washington Week
Washington Week | |
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Presented by |
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Narrated by | Paul Anthony |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 50 |
No. of episodes | over 2,000 |
Production | |
Production location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | WETA-TV |
Release | |
Original network |
NET (1967–1970) PBS (1970–present) |
Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
Original release | February 23, 1967 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Washington Week—previously Washington Week in Review—is an American public affairs television program, which has aired on PBS and its predecessor, National Educational Television, since 1967. Unlike other panel discussion shows which encourage informal (sometimes vociferous) debates as a means of presentation, Washington Week consistently follows a path of civility and moderation. Its format is that of a roundtable featuring the show's moderator between two and four Washington-based journalists. Its current weekly moderator is Robert Costa.
Background
Washington Week in Review was first broadcast on February 23, 1967, on NET and was picked up by PBS in 1970. Since moving to PBS, Washington Week has used a panel discussion format moderated by a host. Washington Week is on PBS's national primetime lineup. Because of the subscriber nature of PBS, local presentation of Washington Week is scheduled by individual stations, and air times vary by market. The most common airing pattern is the show leading off primetime on Friday evenings with weekend afternoon encores on most PBS member stations, and several airings per week on PBS World. The program is produced by WETA-TV in Washington, D.C.
In 2006, Washington Week made an agreement with National Journal which ensured that at least one National Journal reporter would be on the show.[2] This agreement is no longer in effect. Panelists come from various national media organizations.
Gwen Ifill was the host from the time Ken Bode was fired in 1999[3] until her death on November 14, 2016. A successor was not announced immediately. It was Ifill who shortened the name of the program when she took over, as a sign that "the show would spend more time looking forward."[4] On April 20, 2017, WETA announced that Robert Costa of the Washington Post would become the next moderator of Washington Week.[5] Since its first episode in 1967, the program's announcer has been Paul Anthony.
Notable personalities
Moderators
- 1967-1968: John Davenport
- 1968-1969: Lincoln Furber
- 1969–1971: Max Kampelman
- 1971–1974: Robert MacNeil
- 1974–1994: Paul Duke
- 1994-1999: Ken Bode
- 1999–2016: Gwen Ifill
- 2017–present: Robert Costa[5]
Regular panelists
- Peter Baker
- Dan Balz
- Jeffrey Birnbaum
- Gloria Borger
- Charles Corddry
- Jeanne Cummings
- John Dickerson
- Major Garrett
- Georgie Anne Geyer
- John Harwood
- Haynes Johnson
- Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
- Mark Landler[6]
- Mara Liasson
- Peter Lisagor
- Neil MacNeil
- Charley McDowell[7]
- Doyle McManus
- Jack Nelson
- Martha Raddatz
- David Sanger
- Hedrick Smith
- Karen Tumulty
- Janine Zacharia
- Alexis Simendinger
- Amy Walter
- Pete Williams
- Nancy Youssef
See also
References
- ↑ "American Journalism Review". ajrarchive.org. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "washington-week"-forges-editorial-partnership-national-journal "'Washington Week' Forges Editorial Partnership with 'National Journal'" (Press release). WETA. April 29, 2005. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ↑ Kurtz, Howard (February 23, 1999). "Ken Bode's Bad 'Washington Week'". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings, LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ Ifill, Gwen (November 30, 2006). "Washington Week". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- 1 2 "Meet Robert Costa, new Washington Week moderator". Washington Week. PBS. April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Washington Week: Mark Landler". PBS. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "harrison kinney bio". harrisonkinney.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2017.