Inside Edition
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Inside Edition | |
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Genre | Newsmagazine |
Created by |
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Presented by | Deborah Norville |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 36 |
No. of episodes | 11,257+ (as of May 28, 2015) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Network | Syndication |
Release | January 9, 1989 present | –
Inside Edition is an American
Since 1995, the program's weekday broadcasts have been anchored by Deborah Norville. Since 2020, its weekend editions have been presented by Mary Calvi, who also anchors the daily show when Norville is unavailable.
Overview
Format
Inside Edition is broadcast in two formats: the weekday edition is broadcast as a half-hour program and features a broad mix of news stories of various types and feature segments; a weekend edition (titled Inside Edition Weekend, though visually referenced as Inside Weekend in on-air graphics) is also produced, which also runs for a half-hour, and is composed of a selection of stories featured on the Monday through Friday editions the previous week. During major holidays occurring on a weekday, that episode may feature a format similar to the weekend edition but featuring a compilation of stories from past editions and occasionally features lifestyle-oriented stories in relation to certain major holidays (such as Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas); from 2002 to 2012, certain episodes aired during the summer months also followed a similar format, mixing feature packages from past episodes introduced by the anchor of that day's broadcast with current news stories introduced by one of the program's correspondents from its newsroom.
The program is based at Studio 45 at the
The program was among the first directly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 8, 2020 (the day where the COVID-19 was declared a pandemic); as the CBS Broadcast Center (and thus, the Inside Edition newsroom and studio) was closed after building personnel tested positive for the virus. For the first week after, Deborah Norville originated the program from her home kitchen and subsequently later shot remotely from her home, with contributions from the Los Angeles newsroom before being able to establish a dedicated virtual home studio with the entire staff remote working, as the Los Angeles base was also affected by a stay-at-home order.
History
The program was created by John Tomlin and Bob Young, whose concept was picked up by
In February of that year, Frost was replaced as main anchor by
An Australian version was produced by Network Ten and was presented by veteran journalist Peter Luck and ran for two years.
In September 1992, the program launched a spin-off newsmagazine, Inside Edition Extra, which was co-produced by King World and then CBS affiliate WHDH (channel 7, now an independent station), which broadcast its parent series in the Boston market. Tom Ellis, who had previously served as an anchor at WHDH, served as host of the program. Unlike its parent show, Inside Edition Extra was not able to attain high ratings and was canceled at the end of the 1992–93 season; it would be replaced by American Journal, which went on to a longer five-year run.
In July 1994, O'Reilly began expressing a desire to leave Inside Edition. In March 1995, a little over six years after the show premiered, O'Reilly would leave the program.[2] Deborah Norville, who at the time was a weekend anchor for CBS News and who had previously been known for her brief stint as co-anchor of Today on NBC, was chosen to take over.
By the late 1990s, as its similarly formatted syndicated competitors had already begun waning in the ratings, the program tweaked its format in an effort to retain viewers. While its focus continued to revolve partly around entertainment and crime stories, it also began phasing in additional hard news content (consisting of select major headlines of given warranty and other notable general news and legal-related stories) as well as lifestyle and human-interest story features. In the late 2000s, as video sharing websites such as YouTube came into prominence, Inside Edition began incorporating viral video in most broadcasts, either those in relating to a news story covered in that day's edition or, more commonly, humorous or amazing videos (including clever marriage proposals, people and animals displaying interesting talents or stunts, active military personnel returning home from duty surprising family members and practical joke); videos of the latter type are typically included in the "D" block which closes each broadcast.
Criticism
In the 1990s, Inside Edition was classified by the Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism as "tabloid press"[3] and a "pseudo news program".[4]
On-air staff
Current on-air staff
Anchor
- Deborah Norville – anchor (1995–present)
Correspondents
- Megan Alexander – New York–based correspondent (2007–present)
- Paul Boyd – correspondent/weekend fill-in anchor (2020–present; previously served as weekend anchor/New York–based correspondent 2001–2014)
- Mary Calvi – weekend/weekday fill-in anchor (2020–present)
- Jenna DeAngelis - correspondent (2023–present)
- Steven Fabian – New York–based correspondent/weekend/weekday fill-in anchor (2014–present)
- Lisa Guerrero – chief investigative correspondent (2006–present)
- Alison Hall – New York–based correspondent (2021–present)
- Astrid Martinez – correspondent (2022–present)
- Ann Mercogliano – New York–based correspondent (2015–present)
- Jim Moret – Los Angeles–based chief correspondent (2004–present)
- Victoria Recaño – Los Angeles–based correspondent (2002–2004, 2012–present)
- Les Trent – New York–based correspondent (2000–present)
- Sibila Vargas – correspondent (2022–present)
Former on-air staff
- Trish Bergin – weekend anchor/correspondent (2002–2003)
- Logan Byrnes – correspondent (?–?; now at WTIC-TV in Hartford)
- Tony Cox – correspondent (?–?)
- Don Criqui – weekend anchor/correspondent (1995–2002, longtime sports broadcaster for CBS and NBC)
- Rita Cosby – New York–based correspondent (2008–2009, still special correspondent)
- Kim Dean – correspondent (2004–2007, now at WRAL-TV in Raleigh)
- David Frost – inaugural anchor correspondent (1989, deceased)
- Rudy Giuliani – chief legal analyst (1990–1993, former New York City mayor and former presidential candidate)
- Nancy Glass – weekend anchor/senior correspondent (1992–1993, later host of American Journal)
- Stacey Gualandi – Los Angeles–based correspondent (1997–2006, now at Radar Online)
- Kristina Guerrero – Los Angeles–based correspondent (2007–2008, later at E! News)
- Star Jones – chief legal analyst (1994–1997, later co-host of The View and at TruTV)
- Rick Kirkham – correspondent (1989–1997)
- Diane McInerney – weekend/weekday fill-in anchor/New York–based correspondent (2003–2020)
- Matt Meagher – senior investigative correspondent (1989–2010)
- Bill O'Reilly – anchor/correspondent (1989–1995, later host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News)
- Jon Scott – reporter (1989–1992, now host/anchor of Fox Report Weekend on Fox News)
- Janet Tamaro – correspondent (1989–1994, 1996–1999)
- Rolonda Watts – senior correspondent, weekend anchor, and producer (1989–1993, later host of the syndicated talk show Rolonda)
- Steve Wilson – reporter (1992–1995, later at WXYZ-TV in Detroit)
- April Woodard – New York–based senior correspondent (2001–2014, now at WTKR in Norfolk)
Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Presented by the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, 2007[7]
References
- ^ "'Inside Edition' Boss has Chilling News for David Frost". The Pittsburgh Press. February 3, 1989 – via Google News.
- ^ Kitman, The Man Who Would Not Shut Up, p. 148.
- ^ "The Clinton Crisis and the Press – Pew Research Center's Journalism Project". Project for Excellence in Journalism. Pew Research Center. 27 March 1998.
- ^ "Changing Definitions of News – Pew Research Center's Journalism Project". Project for Excellence in Journalism. Pew Research Center. 6 March 1998.
- ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (January 18, 1999). "Big Television Shocker: Tabloid Shows Go Soft; The Mainstream Networks Are Co-opting What Was Once Too Lurid for Prime Time". The New York Times.
- ^ "George Polk Awards – Previous Winners". Long Island University. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010.
- ^ "Inside Edition – Awards". Inside Edition.
External links
- Official website
- Inside Edition's channel on YouTube