Washington Week
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Washington Week (previously Washington Week in Review) is a public affairs program on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Washington Week has consistently been recognized for quality. Unlike other panel discussion shows that have increasingly relied upon conflict and argument as a means of discussing topics, the program follows a path of moderation and discussion.
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[edit] History
Washington Week in Review was first broadcast on 23 February 1967 on National Educational Television, making it the longest running show of its type on PBS.
Since 1970, Washington Week has used a panel discussion format, moderated by a host.
Since 1999, the host has been Gwen Ifill. [1]
As of 2006, Washington Week has an agreement with National Journal which ensures that at least one National Journal reporter is on the show.
[edit] Production
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 program is produced by WETA in Washington DC.
Throughout the run, the program's funders have included: Boeing, Ford Motor Company (for most of the show's run), SBC Communications (long before merging with AT&T), Shell Oil, The Annenberg Foundation, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers. As of August 2006, current corporate funders include Boeing, Chevron Oil, the National Mining Association, and Norfolk Southern.
As of 2006, Washington Week has been airing on WETA-TV and MPT Fridays at 20:00 ET.
[edit] Past Washington Week hosts
- John Davenporti
- Lincoln Furber
- Max Kampelman
- Robert MacNeil
- Paul Duke
- Ken Bode
[edit] Regular Washington Week panelists
- Dan Balz
- Jeffrey Birnbaum
- Gloria Borger
- Michael Duffy
- John Harwood
- Martha Raddatz
- David Sanger
- Karen Tumulty
- Janine Zacharia
