on-air

adjective

: appearing, used, or done on a radio or television broadcast
an on-air telephone call
our live, on-air fund-raiser

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Mia Syn is a registered dietician, author, and on-air expert in New York, NY. Emily Orofino, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 In the photo caption, Kotb joked about the reunion's close proximity to her grand on-air farewell. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 Throughout his time as CNN's chief White House correspondent, Acosta became Trump's biggest on-air critic, often making headlines for getting into confrontations with the president. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 Jeff Zucker, the company’s chief executive during Mr. Trump’s first term, leaned hard into accountability coverage of the Trump administration and aired strident on-air criticism of the president during prime-time opinion shows. Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on-air 

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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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