Weekend Edition
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| Washington DC radio show | |
| publication | Saturdays since Nov. 2, 1985, Sundays since Jan. 11, 1987 |
| production | National Public Radio |
| Contributors | |
| Moderation | Scott Simon (Saturdays) Lulu Garcia-Navarro (Sundays) |
| Website | |
Weekend Edition is the weekend counterpart to the weekday morning program Morning Edition of the public radio station National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States of America. The two-hour broadcast is produced live from 8:00 am to 10:00 am ( east coast time ) and then repeated as a continuous loop ("feed") until 2:00 pm ( east coast time ). Compared to Morning Edition , Weekend Edition is more focused on entertainment. The broadcast therefore offers more space for cultural reporting.
format
In contrast to the five segments of Morning Edition, Weekend Edition only consists of three segments. In addition, there is only one news program at the start of the broadcast hour and no news at half an hour. This less strict structure offers more space for longer reports.
The broadcast hour begins with a 60-second preview (“billboard”) of the content of the program, followed by the news.
The A segment begins at 6:30 minutes past the start of the hour. It contains reports on current topics and lasts 11:30 minutes. The segment ends with a window for the partner stations 19 minutes after. On Saturdays, a comment from moderator Scott Simon will be broadcast in this segment under the heading Simon Says .
The B segment starts at 20 minutes past and lasts 14 minutes. This is followed by a three-minute time window in which the partner stations can send their own content. However, a main program is also produced for the period that stations can take over that do not want to send their own program. This is followed by a regular two-minute station break. There is thus the possibility for the partner stations to send a five-minute block with their own program.
The C-segment starts at minute 40 and usually has a cultural focus with reports and interviews on all aspects of drama , film and music . On Sundays, the puzzle with New York Times puzzle editor Will Schorz is broadcast in this segment .
Moderators
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Weekend Edition Saturday
- Scott Simon (1985–1992; since 1993)
- Alex Chadwick (1992-1993)
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Weekend Edition Sunday
- Susan Stamberg (1987-1989)
- Liane Hansen (1989-2011)
- Audie Cornish (2011-2012)
- Rachel Martin (2012-2016)
- Lulu Garcia-Navarro (since 2016)
distribution
In addition to being broadcast by the partner stations, the contents of the Weekend Edition can be accessed with a time delay on the program's website. In addition to the audio amount, a text version ("transcript") can usually be found online so that one can read the reports and reports.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NPR NEWS 'LIANE HANSEN TO LEAVE AS "WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY" HOST NEXT YEAR. In: press release. NPR, June 1, 2010, accessed May 1, 2013 .
- ↑ NPR'S "WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY" WELCOMES HOST AUDIE CORNISH ON SEPTEMBER 4. In: Press release . NPR, September 2, 2011, accessed May 1, 2013 .
- ↑ a b NPR HOSTING NEWS: MICHELE NORRIS TAKES ON EXPANDED NEW ROLE FOR NPR; AUDIE CORNISH APPOINTED CO-HOST OF "ALL THINGS CONSIDERED"; RACHEL MARTIN NAMED TO "WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY". In: press release. NPR, January 3, 2013, accessed May 1, 2013 .
- ↑ NPR Shifts Host Roles For 'Morning Edition,' 'Weekend Edition Sunday'. In: Blog "the two-way". NPR, September 15, 2016, accessed November 20, 2016 .