newscast

noun

news·​cast ˈnüz-ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun

Examples of newscast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Somerville, 66, anchored the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts at the station from 2008 to 2021. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 The recurring segment became a signature for Taylor and for Channel 4. Taylor shifted to anchoring the station's weekend newscasts in 1991, and then in 1995 was moved to co-anchor Channel 4's then-new 11 a.m. weekday news program. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 Rubin was beloved for his friendly demeanor and was not afraid to ask difficult questions on a beat that many network newscasts often treat as fluff. Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 She was bumped up to co-anchor for the full morning newscast three months later. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024 In the years before cable news and the internet, the program was the lone national TV alternative to the newscasts on ABC, CBS and NBC. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Mallory Anderson, morning live desk anchor at WISN-TV (Channel 12) since late 2022, has been promoted to co-anchor on the Milwaukee ABC affiliate's weekday morning newscast. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 The Emmy Award-winning journalist, 65, confirmed her departure from CBS affiliate WCBS-TV at the end of Wednesday’s 6 p.m. newscast. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024 Anderson, who started her new gig Friday, fills the anchor chair left vacant on the station's morning news when Diana Gutiérrez was named co-anchor of Channel 12's 10 p.m. newscast. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

news + broadcast

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newscast was circa 1934

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“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newscast. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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newscast

noun
news·​cast -ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun
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