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 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 But the tide may be turning with mounting misery from public drug use, sprawling encampments of homeless people often suffering from drug addiction, and brazen daytime retail robberies regularly captured on video and featured on social media and TV newscasts. John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024 The rumors are widely discussed on TV newscasts, social media and the streets. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024 In: Manhattan Bridge Holland Tunnel Brooklyn Bridge Jessica Moore Jessica Moore is an Emmy Award-winning anchor for the weekend evening newscasts on CBS 2 and WLNY 10/55. Jessica Moore, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024 Its newscasts had prioritized local Israeli perspectives over Arab ones, and non-Arab employees had been permitted to speak openly on and off air about living in Israel and to publicize their opinions about the war, the suit alleges. Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024 Bill Jorgensen, a serious-minded broadcast journalist who for 12 years anchored the pioneering, street-smart 10 p.m. newscast on New York’s Channel 5, died on March 13 at his home in Franklin, N.C. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 While there is chatter inside of NBC News about cost-cutting across the division, people familiar with the matter said the Sunday newscast will continue after Snow’s exit and the move is not related to any budgetary decisions. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 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 16 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

newscast

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