"Meet the Press" (1947) TV series 1947-

Seasons:

1 | 66 | unknown

Release Date:

6 November 1947 (USA)

Genre:

News | Talk-Show

Tagline:

If it's Sunday, it's "Meet the Press".

Plot Keywords:

Public Affairs | Current Events | Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

David Gregory	...	Himself - Moderator / ... (97 episodes, 2005-2013)
Tim Russert	...	Himself - Host / ... (63 episodes, 1991-2008)
Lawrence E. Spivak	...	Himself - Panelist / ... (51 episodes, 1952-1975)

Series Directed by
Leigh Sutherland		(21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rob Melick		(10 episodes, 2011-2013)

Series Produced by
Betsy Fischer	....	executive producer / producer (30 episodes, 2005-2013)
Chris Donovan	....	associate producer / producer (26 episodes, 2006-2013)
Michelle Jaconi	....	producer (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rebecca Samuels	....	producer (18 episodes, 2006)
Adam Verdugo	....	senior producer (8 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Film Editing by
Eric R. Boyer		(16 episodes, 2002-2004)

Series Makeup Department
Penny Ross	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Management
Betty Nevins	....	production manager (22 episodes, 2006-2013)
Lessandra Machamer	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Corey Hall	....	electronic graphics (4 episodes, 2006)
Janice Jones	....	electronic graphics (4 episodes, 2006)
Alison Miller	....	electronic graphics (4 episodes, 2006)
Anand Mistry	....	electronic graphics (4 episodes, 2006)
Rodney Turner	....	electronic graphics (4 episodes, 2006)
Tabitha Keys	....	electronic graphics (3 episodes, 2006)
Katherine Zwicky	....	electronic graphics (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Joe Shalhoup	....	sound (5 episodes, 2006)
Steve Mitnick	....	sound (3 episodes, 2006)
Roger Byrd	....	sound (2 episodes, 2006)
Andrew Tills	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Kehs	....	camera operator / lighting director (190 episodes, 1997-2011)
Bobby Mole	....	video tape operator (5 episodes, 2006)
Bantu Opiotennione	....	video tape operator (5 episodes, 2006)
Jeff Goodman	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2006)
Dave Lurch	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2006)
Doug Farnum	....	lighting director (3 episodes, 2006)
George Friedel	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2006)
Mike Higgins	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2006)
Eric R. Boyer	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1992-1994)
Don Fox	....	video tape operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Gary Gertz	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Ed Wallace	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Tim Russert	....	managing editor (20 episodes, 2005-2006)
Wayne Dennis	....	production editor (4 episodes, 2006)
Jim Vorndran	....	production editor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Joel Beckerman	....	music producer (44 episodes, 2006)
John Williams	....	composer: theme music (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Joey Bell	....	research assistant (15 episodes, 2006)
Ellen Van de Mark	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2006)
Demetrea Triantafillides	....	associate director (12 episodes, 2006)
David Weakly	....	technical director (11 episodes, 2006)
Susan Vitorovich	....	technical manager (6 episodes, 2006)
Marsha Groome	....	technical manager (5 episodes, 2006)
Claudia Davis Burn	....	video (4 episodes, 2006)
Mike Girardo	....	engineering supporter (4 episodes, 2006)
David Hanson	....	technical director (4 episodes, 2006)
Jim Hughes	....	engineering supporter (4 episodes, 2006)
Jerry Jackson	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 2006)
Seth Sterling	....	engineering supporter (4 episodes, 2006)
Michael Benetato	....	technical manager (3 episodes, 2006)
Regina Blackburn	....	teleprompter operator (3 episodes, 2006)
Bruce Martin	....	associate director (3 episodes, 2006)
Tyler Allard	....	intern (2 episodes, 2006)
Keith Gaskin	....	technical manager (2 episodes, 2006)
Butch Mezick	....	engineering supporter (2 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• NBC News

Distributors

• CNBC (????) (India) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Other Companies

• NBC Studios, New York  taped at

Also Known As:

"Meet the Press with Tim Russert" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (1947-13 September 1992) | USA:60 min (20 September 1992-present)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

NBC News

Trivia:

Originally began on radio in 1945.

Quotes:

Himself - Moderator:If it's Sunday, it's "Meet the Press."

Movie Connections:

Featured in Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

Tim Russert is a real journalist

Tim Russert is a great host for "Meet the Press". He has never made any real bones about having been raised in a working-class union Catholic household in Buffalo, or acted as if this has in no way shaped his thinking. This background does not, however, prevent him from asking real, probing questions of his guests, Democrats and Republicans alike. He is less objective about his beloved Bills than he is about politics, but he is at his very best when he asks people their stance in light of their own past comments which he has at his disposal on videotape. Russert, contrary to some of the other opinions posted here, has in my opinion been far less of a Democratic partisan than his MSNBC counterpart, Chris Matthews.