newscaster

Definition of newscasternext
as in broadcaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program newscasters were scrambling to put together an updated report after the unexpected turn of events

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Recent Examples of newscaster The most immediately notable moment in the trailer was Emily Blunt’s newscaster breaking out in alien-speak during the weather report, but what happens right after that is truly astounding. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2026 More than three months after KTLA cut Glen Walker as the station’s midday anchor, the longtime Los Angeles newscaster returns to the airwaves on Wednesday, June 10, as a roving anchor on KTTV and KCOP, Fox TV’s two Los Angeles stations. Peter Larsen, Daily News, 10 June 2026 Before becoming a newscaster, Gore pursued a culinary career, working as a personal chef, food columnist, caterer and a line cook for chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2026 On the television screen of the bar that morning, the newscaster announced the death of the two civil guards in Barbate Port. Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026 The veteran newscaster and five-time Peabody Award winner joined 60 Minutes in 1989. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026 Ted Knight played newscaster Ted Baxter, anchor of Six O'Clock News. Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 Even the ayatollah’s first address to the people was read on state television by a newscaster. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026 The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity. Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscaster
Noun
  • In Spain, for example, both DAZN (all the games) and public service broadcaster TVE (the most high-profile ones) have adverts in the cooling breaks, including an Uber Eats commercial with Gordon Ramsay.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • This will include a review of the broadcaster’s already existing TV channels and radio programs, with a goal to reduce original programming by 100-150 hours.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The text of the 14-point agreement was read by a senior administration official in a call with reporters on Wednesday.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Associated Press reporter Sophie Austin in Sacramento, California, contributed to this article.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Basketball announcers are not Vin Scully.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • The announcer reads her name as Zahara Marley Jolie.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Soaring double-height ceilings anchor the entertaining spaces, with loft areas overlooking the living room.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • Dozens of VLCCs are sailing from the South China Sea and across the Indian Ocean toward the United Arab Emirates ports, where at least 30 ships were already at anchor, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward on Wednesday.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Republican Steve Hilton advanced this week to California’s November governor’s race, but the first public look at his matchup with Democrat Xavier Becerra shows the former political commentator starting the general election at a steep disadvantage.
    John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • Joe Rogan, a longtime UFC commentator, has repeatedly criticized the upcoming fight on his podcast, despite being slated to attend and call the event.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • These mad scientists then trained a small flock of sheep to recognize four celebrities—Emma Watson, Barack Obama, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce—from their pictures on the internet.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • Apple News, the popular newsreader app that comes installed on every iPhone, is the latest media property to be warned by a regulator appointed by President Donald Trump over charges of liberal bias.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2026

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“Newscaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newscaster. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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