Slamboree - Unit 1 - PrimeTime!

[Vandal]

Slamboree - Unit 1
April 17, 2023

PrimeTime! Newsies

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?

Total points: 41

Up Next: Bandstand

[jarnon]

Let's get this party started!

Spoiler

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News. Lester Holt

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984. Harry Reasoner

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts. Jane Pauley

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956. Chet Huntley

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976. Katie Couric

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Edward R. Murrow

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. Walter Cronkite

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor. Peter Jennings

Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?

[PanicinDetroit]

PrimeTime

- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News. LESTER HOLT

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984. EDWIN NEWMAN

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts. KATIE COURIC

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956. CHET HUNTLEY

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976. JANE PAULEY

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. EDWARD R MURROW

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. DAN RATHER

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity. BRIAN WILLIAMS

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor. PETER JENNINGS

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981? TOM SNYDER

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

PrimeTime! Newsies

Oh boy.......

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976. - Jane Pauley

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. - Dan Rather

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity. - The guy who was accused of embellishing his past.... crap! Oh! Brian Williams! If it weren't for the 90's Astros pitcher of the same name, I'd have never remembered the NBC Brian Williams...

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor. - Peter Jennings

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?


Can you tell I don't watch the news?

[franktangredi]

Spoiler

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.
EDWIN NEWMAN

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.
CHET HUNTLEY

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
EDWARD R. MURROW

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.
DAN RATHER

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.
PETER JENNINGS

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?
TOM SNYDER

[Beebs52]

Spoiler

Slamboree - Unit 1
April 17, 2023

PrimeTime! Newsies

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- Lester Holt

2- Peter

3- William Safire

4- Diane Sawyer

5- Chet Huntley

6- Jane Pauley

7-

8- Edward R Murrow

9- Charles Kurault

10- Harris Faulkner

11-

12-

(Five points)
Tom Snyder

Total points: 41

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[Hotseat Or Bust!]

Spoiler

4.) Katie Couric, 6.) Jane Pauley, 7.) Linda Ellerbee, 8.) Edward R. Murrow, 9.) Dan Rather, 11.) Brian Williams, 12.) Peter Jennings. Bonus: Tom Snyder.

[ShamelessWeasel]

Spoiler

1- Lester Holt
2- Frank Reynolds
3- Edwin Newman
4- Connie Chung
5- Chet Huntley
6- Jane Pauley
7- Linda Ellerbee
8- Edward Murrow
9- Mike Wallace
10- nope
11- Brain Williams
12- Peter Jennings

(Five points)
Bonus: Tom Synder

Total points: 41

[BackInTex]

Spoiler

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.
nope

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.
nope

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.
nope

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.
Connie Chung

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.
Chet Huntley

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.
Katie Courric


7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.
nope

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
nope

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.
Walter Cronkite

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.
nope (really, I know SSS won't believe it)

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.
nope

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.
Dan Rather

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?
Tom Snyder

Krox Bonus: Name a news anchor in your home town
Dave Ward

[kroxquo]

Spoiler

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.

Lester Holt

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

Frank Reynolds

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.

Edwin Newman

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.

Katie Couric

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.

Chet Huntley

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.

Jane Pauley

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

Andrea Mitchell

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Edward R. Murrow

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Dan Rather

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.

Spoiler

Stone Phillips

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.

Peter Jennings

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?

Tom Snyder

[mellytu74]

Slamboree - Unit 1
PrimeTime! Newsies

Spoiler

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.

LESTER HOLT

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

FRANK REYNOLDS

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.

EDWIN NEWMAN

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.

KATIE COURIC

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.

CHET HUNTLEY

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.

JANE PAULEY

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

LINDA ELLEREBEE

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

EDWARD R. MURROW

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

DAN RATHER

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.

PETER JENNINGS

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?

TOM SNYDER

[Bob78164]

All the news that fits in print?

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News. Lester Holt

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983. Howard K. Smith

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984. David Brinkley

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts. Connie Chung

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956. Chet Huntley

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976. Katie Couric

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens. Andrea Mitchell

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Hugh Downs

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. Dan Rather

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format. Meghan McCain

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity. Brian Williams

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor. Peter Jennings

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981? Tom Brokaw

--Bob

[Vandal]

Answers/points:

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.
Lester Holt

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this newsie was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.
Frank Reynolds

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.
Edwin Newman

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.
Katie Couric

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.
Chet Huntley

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.
Jane Pauley

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.
Linda Ellerbee

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Edward R. Murrow

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.
Dan Rather

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.
Harris Faulkner

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.
Brian Williams

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.
Peter Jennings

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?
Tom Snyder

points:

weasel ~~ 38
melly ~~ 35
panic ~~ 32
krox ~~ 32
hotseat ~~ 26
tangredi ~~ 20
beebs ~~ 20
Bob#s ~~ 15
lb ~~ 12
jarnon ~~ 12
BiT ~~ 8

[SportsFan68]

Spoiler

Slamboree - Unit 1
April 17, 2023

PrimeTime! Newsies

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.

Edwin Newman. The edition I bought included notes from readers chiding him for a few unclear paragraphs.

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.

Katie Couric

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.

Chet Huntley.

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Dan Rather

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.

Brian Williams

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?

Tom Something. Don't remember.

Total points: 41

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[Estonut]

Vandal

Slamboree - Unit 1
April 17, 2023

PrimeTime! Newsies

Below is a summary of 12 different TV anchors from various eras and networks. Supply the correct name to each description (three points each).

1- He is the current news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News.
Lester Holt

2- An American television journalist for CBS and ABC News, this reporter was a New York–based anchor of the ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1970 and later was the Washington, D.C.–based co-anchor of World News Tonight from 1978 until his death in 1983.
Frank Reynolds

3- This newscaster's first book, Strictly Speaking: Will America be the Death of English?, reached #1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. He was with NBC News from 1961–1984.
John Chancellor

4- She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "big three" weekday nightly news broadcasts.
Katie Couric

5- This newscaster was best known for co-anchoring an NBC's evening news program with David Brinkley for 14 years beginning in 1956.
Chet Huntley

6- She first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show Today, beginning at the age of 25, where she was a co-anchor from 1976.
Jane Pauley

7- She was a longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News, host of NBC News Overnight, and was the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens.
Linda Ellerbee (I loved News Overnight - watched every episode after Letterman)

8- His show, See It Now, focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Edward R. Murrow

9- He retired as the anchorman and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News in 2005, after having worked as the anchorman for 24 full years, the longest tenure of anyone in American television history, and for a short time, continued to work as a correspondent for 60 Minutes.
Dan Rather

10- In 2014, she began working as one of the co-hosts on the daytime Fox News show Outnumbered. In 2017, she became the anchor of Outnumbered Overtime, which has more of a hard news format rather than a discussion format.
Harris Faulkner

11- This controversial reporter became anchor of NBC Nightly News on December 2, 2004, replacing the retiring Tom Brokaw. In December 2004, when he took the helm, he had to apologize for saying there are "bigger problems" than newsroom diversity.
Brian Williams (I can't believe Brokaw retired almost 20 years ago...)

12- On February 1, 1965, ABC plucked the fresh-faced Canadian from the field and placed him at the anchor desk, then a 15-minute nightly newscast. At 26, he was, and remains, the youngest-ever U.S. network news anchor.
Peter Jennings

(Five points)
Bonus: Who was the original and long-time host of the Tomorrow Show, which aired on NBC from October 1973 to December 1981?
Tom Snyder

Total points: 41

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