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
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.
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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
Shown were clips from his cub years when Iger was a newscaster with bushy black hair.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
World-famous newscasters didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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
Shown were clips from his cub years when Iger was a newscaster with bushy black hair.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
World-famous newscasters didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscaster
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The beloved broadcaster – who turns 100 this week – has been making thrilling and informative shows about the wonders of our planet for decades, spanning everything from the reptiles that roamed the Earth 66 million years ago to the wildlife battling for survival in sub-zero polar regions.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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The ceremony also included a recognition for Hall, a broadcaster, journalist, talk show host and author, as style influencer, with New York Fashion Week creator Fern Mallis on hand to present the award.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Jonathan Dienst Jonathan Dienst is chief justice contributor for NBC News and chief investigative reporter for WNBC-TV in New York.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Paris Barraza is a reporter covering Los Angeles and Southern California for the USA TODAY Network.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Ralph Lawler — Longtime Clippers announcer.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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To go by the famous announcers’ school textbook and be letter perfect is to sound like a thousand others.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Ava Sexton, senior, Southlake Carroll Sexton was the anchor of a historic Carroll defense, earning District 4-6A Defensive Player of the Year honors.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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Networks are encouraging talent to embrace the likes of TikTok and in some cases holding classes to teach anchors the nuances of talking to those audiences.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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By that measure, the greatest departure would clearly be electing one of two leading Republican candidates — conservative commentator Steve Hilton or Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Laura Washington is a political commentator and longtime Chicago journalist.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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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
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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 9 May. 2026.
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