as in newscaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
the legendary BBC newsreader now has her own current affairs program
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Recent Examples of newsreader
Elsewhere, Hay Festival will this year launch the George Alagiah Lecture to celebrate the late BBC newsreader George Alagiah.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
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
In England, talking heads on TV news shows are called newsreaders.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
In an interview with The Times of London, Vorderman claims there was a discrepancy in the treatment given to her and to the BBC’s high-profile newsreader Huw Edwards, who was arrested around the same time, but allowed to keep his job and salary.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, said the former newsreader should hand back around £200,000 ($255,000) of his pay to the BBC following his dramatic fall from grace.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
Edwards, formerly a prominent BBC newsreader, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
The former newsreader has spent some of the past year in a hospital and Edwards’ lawyer was keen to stress the poor state of his mental health over the past year.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2024
The court heard that the long-time newsreader had been involved in a WhatsApp chat with an adult man from 16 December 2020 to August 2021, in which he was sent 377 explicit images, of which 41 included children.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 31 July 2024
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
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
In England, talking heads on TV news shows are called newsreaders.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
In an interview with The Times of London, Vorderman claims there was a discrepancy in the treatment given to her and to the BBC’s high-profile newsreader Huw Edwards, who was arrested around the same time, but allowed to keep his job and salary.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, said the former newsreader should hand back around £200,000 ($255,000) of his pay to the BBC following his dramatic fall from grace.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
Edwards, formerly a prominent BBC newsreader, entered a guilty plea Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
The former newsreader has spent some of the past year in a hospital and Edwards’ lawyer was keen to stress the poor state of his mental health over the past year.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2024
The court heard that the long-time newsreader had been involved in a WhatsApp chat with an adult man from 16 December 2020 to August 2021, in which he was sent 377 explicit images, of which 41 included children.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 31 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsreader
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The Sacramento Bee 916-321-1755 Marcus D. Smith is The Sacramento Bee’s Elk Grove reporter.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
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Each inmate put to death using nitrogen in Alabama has appeared to shake and gasp to varying degrees during their executions, according to media witnesses, including a reporter form The Associated Press.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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According to fans at the show, an announcer told the crowd that the unplanned pause was due to an electrical fire and said Journey would continue the show, ABC 13 Houston reported.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Roaring fans drowned out the Pauley Pavilion public-address announcer.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Bret Baier currently serves as FOX News Channel's (FNC) anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier (weeknights at 6-7PM/ET), chief political anchor of the network and co-anchor of the network’s election coverage.—
Bret Baier,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The words hold a special meaning for the morning anchor.—
Effie Orfanides,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Newsreader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsreader. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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