'''Bill Monroe''' is an [[American]] broadcaster who worked most of his professional career with the [[NBC| National Broadcasting Company (NBC)]]. Monroe served as moderator of the longest running weekly news program, [[Meet the Press]], from 1975 to 1984<ref>http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NAB2007_Press_Releases&CONTENTID=7898&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm</ref>. Throughout the nine years that he served as moderator, he added new innovations to the interview show.
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'''Bill Monroe''' is an [[American]] broadcaster who worked most of his professional career with the [[NBC|National Broadcasting Company (NBC)]]. Monroe served as moderator of the longest running weekly news program, [[Meet the Press]], from 1975 to 1984.<ref>http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NAB2007_Press_Releases&CONTENTID=7898&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm</ref> Throughout the nine years that he served as moderator, he added new innovations to the interview show.
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One of his most visible innovations at ''Meet the Press'' was to sit with the panel of questioners. Previous moderators sat at a table with the guest while the panel sat across the room<ref> Meet the Press: 50-Years of History in the Making, by Rick Ball (Author), pg. 106</ref>. The format change had of the effect of making the program more dramatic. Before working at ''Meet the Press'', Monroe, served as a editor and interviewer for ''Today Show'' and ''Washington bureau Chief'' for NBC. His broadcast career began in his native town of [[New Orleans]] as a director of a radio station.
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One of his most visible innovations at ''Meet the Press'' was to sit with the panel of questioners. Previous moderators sat at a table with the guest while the panel sat across the room.<ref>Meet the Press: 50-Years of History in the Making, by Rick Ball (Author), pg. 106</ref> The format change had of the effect of making the program more dramatic. Before working at ''Meet the Press'', Monroe, served as a editor and interviewer for ''Today Show'' and ''Washington bureau Chief'' for NBC. His broadcast career began in his native town of [[New Orleans]] as a director of a radio station.