as in broadcaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
newscasters were scrambling to put together an updated report after the unexpected turn of events
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Perhaps the next James Bond could be skilled in the martial arts and marksmanship, heli skiing, deep sea diving, and martinis shaken, not stirred, who is posing as a daring and stylish…news reporter.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025 -
Melvin appeared earnestly surprised when reporters took out their phones to post the news to social media.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Fox Sports helped facilitate at least three different Big Game efforts this year, including allowing the use of announcers Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt for a battery commercial from Berkshire Hathaway’s Duracell.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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There will be some focus on Buck, but the advice of his late father, Jack, the legendary baseball and football announcer, still echoes in his head.—
Andrew Marchand,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Other prominent commencement speakers who’ve been recently announced include actress Jane Seymour at High Point University, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) at Albion College, Today show anchor Al Roker at Siena College, and Grammy-winning performer Usher at Emory University . .—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Each anchor has a channel with two upward-bent grooves.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since the wildfires, conservative commentators such as Elon Musk have baselessly accused LAFD of prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies over operational effectiveness.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Offline Love’s studio commentators add their perspectives The commentators in Offline Love Courtesy of Netflix The importance of cast chemistry extends to the group of studio commentators-hosts who watch alongside the audience.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Channel 9 newsreader Tony Jones was conducting a sport segment from Melbourne Park in front of Serbian fans on Friday, who were waiting to watch Djokovic’s third-round clash with Tomas Machac.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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In England, talking heads on TV news shows are called newsreaders.—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Newscaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newscaster. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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