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Meet the Press is a weekly American television (Television in the United States) news/interview program produced by NBC. It is the longest-running (List of longest running U.S. television series) television show in American broadcasting history, having made its television debut on November 6, 1947. It has been hosted by eleven moderators; the current host is David Gregory (David Gregory (journalist)), who assumed the role in December 2008. The show got a new set on May 2, 2010, with video screens with a library type setting with book shelves and a different modified intro music with David Gregory previewing the guests using the large video screen and with the Meet the Press theme music in a shorter "modernized music with the beginning repeated with drum beats".

Meet the Press and similar shows specialize in interviewing national leaders on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy and other public affairs (public policy). These shows help fulfill the obligations of the networks to provide a public service to the community.

Meet the Press is the highest-rated of the American television Sunday morning talk shows.

Meet the Press is seen on the NBC Television Network from 9-10 a.m. ET in most markets. In Washington D.C. and New York City, the broadcast is seen from 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET. The program re-airs on MSNBC Sunday afternoons at 2pm ET/11am PT and again at 2am ET/11pm PT and 4am ET/1am PT Monday. At these times, Meet the Press will also air on SIRIUS channel 90 and XM channel 120. Please check local listings or the Meet the Press website (www.mtp.msnbc.com) for television and radio broadcast times in your area.

Show Name: Meet the Press

Format: Public affairs (Public affairs (broadcasting)), news

Runtime: 30 minutes w/commercials (1947-1992); 60 minutes w/commercials (1992-present)

Creator: Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak

Presenter: David Gregory (David Gregory (journalist)) (2008-present)

Opentheme: "The Pulse of Events" (third part (Movement (music)) of ''The Mission (The Mission (theme song))'')

Theme Music Composer: John Williams (John Williams#Television themes)

Network: NBC

Executive Producer: Betsy Fischer

Producer: Rebecca Samuels and Chris Donovan

Asst Producer: Chris Donovan

Birth Location: Washington, D.C.

Runtime: 53 minutes

Picture Format: SDTV (480i),, HDTV (1080i)

First Aired: November 6, 1947

Last Aired: present

Num Episodes: 4,843 as of April 10, 2009

Website: msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608

American: true

source: wikipedia.org

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