newscaster
- noun
- /ˈnuːsˌkæstər/
- Literature
- In 1956, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley were the newscasters for the NBC newscast.
- TV newscaster
- television newscaster
- famous newscaster
They were able to use humor and wit in ways that regular newscasters weren't really allowed to do.
- They were able to use humor and wit in ways that regular newscasters weren't really allowed to do.
- So I, I listened to a guy named Peter Jennings who was a newscaster and learned how to refine my accent.
- I I can think of dozens of films like that where where in in Groundhog Day, Bill Murray just wants to be a newscaster, a weatherman at a bigger station.
- Chris, life has crumbled and quite frankly, I just don't give a fuck, guys, what it would be like if newscasters were honest.
- They take that clip whenever the the newscasters repeat that story and put it on YouTube and generate their own news stories.
- Nor do IA local newscaster thinks it's interesting.
- Now, if you watch my man, the newscaster, this is deep.
- It was like some newscasters kid or or wasn't it a child that is so insane teenage ish.
Examples
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The commercial ends. A newscaster returns to deliver the late-night news.
Fiction book (1998) -
I wanted to do an interview about his career as a newscaster.
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In the background, I heard the newscaster getting more and more excited.
Fiction book (1997) -
The TV is on CNN, and the voice of the newscaster is familiar even without looking at the screen.
Fiction book (2002) -
You could see it in the polls and on the faces of the newscasters and the people in government.
Fiction book (1993) -
In 1948, newscaster Douglas Edwards was the face of the CBS Evening.
Academic text (2017) -
Weeks later, network newscasters and correspondents covered the JFK assassination.
Academic text (2017) -
Edward R. Murrow, one of the most famous newscasters, always marked his scripts (Utterback, 1995, Figure 2).
Academic text (2011) -
In "Auto-Tune the News," newscasters' voices processed through Auto-Tune "sing" their stories accompanied by Fruity Loops tracks.
Academic text (2017) -
The newscaster delivered the breaking news with clarity and confidence.
Synonyms
A person who introduces radio or TV programs, reads news, and gives live commentary at events
A person who presents a live news program on television
A person who presents shows on radio or television
A person who hosts a TV or radio show and introduces guests
A person who presents radio programs and speaks to listeners on air
A person who speaks on television to introduce programs and give information
A person who reads the news on television or radio
A person who reports news on radio or television
A person who presents a TV news show and introduces news stories
A person who introduces TV programs and gives information to viewers
A person who reads the news on radio or television
A person who presents a TV or radio show and talks to guests
A person who presents and reports news on television
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Newscaster comes from the parts news and caster, where the cast part means 'to send out' or 'to throw', as in the common word broadcast. So a newscaster is someone who 'sends out' or reads the news to people on radio or TV.