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[[Image:Meet the press logo.jpg|thumb|right|The original logo of Meet the Press ]]

[[Image:Meet the press logo.jpg|thumb|right|The original logo of Meet the Press ]]

'''Meet the Press''' is a [[Sunday]] morning political [[television]] show which airs on [[NBC]]. It has interviewed many of the worlds major newsmakers and politicians in its history and is the longest running television show in history.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1437/is_200203/ai_n5929381</ref> There have been nine permanent hosts of the show, former [[NBC Nightly News| NBC News]] Washington Bureau Chief, [[Tim Russert]], currently holds the position.<ref> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403008/</ref> An average of five million [[American|Americans]] watch the one hour Meet the Press show each week.  

'''Meet the Press''' is a [[Sunday]] morning political [[television]] show which airs on [[NBC]]. It has interviewed many of the worlds major newsmakers and politicians in its history and is the longest running television show in history.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1437/is_200203/ai_n5929381</ref> There have been nine permanent hosts of the show, former [[NBC Nightly News| NBC News]] Washington Bureau Chief, [[Tim Russert]], was the last permanent host. On June 29, 2008, retired NBC anchorman [[Tom Brokaw]] began serving as moderator of "Meet the Press" through the 2008 presidential election. <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25313649/ Brokaw to moderate 'Meet the Press'], Meet the Press, MSNBC.com</ref> An average of five million [[American|Americans]] watch the one hour Meet the Press show each week.  

==Radio==

==Radio==

==Television==  

==Television==  

[[Image:Meetthepress.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The original set for Meet the Press, which currently is showcased in the Smithsonian Institution]]

[[Image:Meetthepress.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The original set for Meet the Press, which currently is showcased in the Smithsonian Institution]]

In November 1947,'' Meet the Press'' moved to television and made its debut on the [[NBC| National Broadcasting Company]] although it was only shown on its [[New York]] station (WNBT). The program has interviewed world leaders such as [[Francois Mitterrand]], [[Indira Gandhi]], [[David Ben-Gurion]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Ferdinand Marcos]], [[Jean Monnet]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Anwar el-Sadat]], [[King Hussein]] of [[Jordan]] ,[[Yitzhak Rabin]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Hamid Karzai]], [[Pervez Musharraf]], [[King Abdullah]] of [[Jordan]], [[Tony Blair]], [[Ghazi al-Yawar]], [[George W. Bush]] and many other leaders <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403008/</ref>. After [[John Kerry]]'s return from [[Vietnam]], he made his now famous appearance on ''Meet the Press''.  In February 1997, the program became the first television program to broadcast with high definition. The same year [[Tim Russert]] took the role of host, which he still holds today. The show currently leads all Sunday news programs with over 5 million viewers.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403149/</ref>  

In November 1947,'' Meet the Press'' moved to television and made its debut on the [[NBC| National Broadcasting Company]] although it was only shown on its [[New York]] station (WNBT). The program has interviewed world leaders such as [[Francois Mitterrand]], [[Indira Gandhi]], [[David Ben-Gurion]], [[Golda Meir]], [[Ferdinand Marcos]], [[Jean Monnet]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Anwar el-Sadat]], [[King Hussein]] of [[Jordan]] ,[[Yitzhak Rabin]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], [[Hamid Karzai]], [[Pervez Musharraf]], [[King Abdullah]] of [[Jordan]], [[Tony Blair]], [[Ghazi al-Yawar]], [[George W. Bush]] and many other leaders <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403008/</ref>. After [[John Kerry]]'s return from [[Vietnam]], he made his now famous appearance on ''Meet the Press''.  In February 1997, the program became the first television program to broadcast with high definition. The same year [[Tim Russert]] took the role of host. In his first Sunday as interim host, Tom Brokaw suggested he would lean strongly to the left in 2008.

 

<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/07/01/brokaw-brings-strong-liberal-tilt-meet-press Brokaw Brings Strong Liberal Tilt to 'Meet The Press'], Tim Graham, ''[[NewsBusters]], July 1, 2008</ref> The show currently leads all Sunday news programs with over 5 million viewers.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403149/</ref>  

 

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==Trivia==

==Trivia==