Washington Week

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Washington Week
Format Public affairs
Starring Gwen Ifill
Dan Balz
Jeffrey Birnbaum
Gloria Borger
Michael Duffy
John Harwood
Martha Raddatz
David Sanger
Karen Tumulty
Janine Zacharia
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Running time 30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel PBS
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original run February 23, 1967 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Washington Week (previously Washington Week in Review) is a public affairs program on the PBS. Washington Week has consistently been recognized for quality. Unlike panel discussion shows that focus on debate as a means of discussing topics, the program follows a path of moderation and discussion.

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[edit] History

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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, D.C.

Throughout the run, the program's funders have included: Boeing, Ford Motor Company (for most of the show's run), SBC Communications (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.

[edit] Past Washington Week hosts

[edit] Regular Washington Week panelists

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