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 In August of that year, she and Tom Durian were named co-anchors of Channel 4's weekday morning newscast, as Milwaukee's NBC affiliate shifted Susan Kim to early evening news anchor slots and former morning co-anchor Vince Vitrano left to host the morning show on WTMJ-AM (620). Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024 Ramos has served as co-anchor for Noticiero Univision, the network’s evening newscast, since 1987. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2024 The former Time Magazine White House correspondent has recently been anchoring a nightly newscast for CBS' streaming service. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Aug. 2024 Then, television screens across the island abruptly cut to a newscast on Chinese state TV. Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newscast 

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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 20 Sep. 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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