Meet the Press

Meet the Press is an American television news/interview show that airs on NBC. It began on November 6, 1947. It is the longest-running television show in American television history.[2]

Meet the Press
Tim Russert interviews General Peter Pace on Meet the Press in 2006.
Created by	Martha Rountree[1] Lawrence E. Spivak[2]
Directed by	Rob Melick[2]
Presented by	Chuck Todd (2014-present)
Narrated by	Fred Facey (1984–2008) Bert Pence (2008–present)
Theme music composer	John Williams
Opening theme	"The Pulse of Events"[3] (fourth part of The Mission)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	66
No. of episodes	5,048 (as of May 19, 2013)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Betsy Fischer Martin (2002–2012)[2] Robert Myers Yarin (2013–present)
Producer(s)	Adam Verdugo (Senior Producer)[2] Chris Donovan[2]
Production location(s)	Washington, D.C.
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes w/commercials (1947–1992); 60 minutes w/commercials (1992–present)
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	November 6, 1947 – present
Other websites
Website

The show's format has a long one-on-one interview with a person who works in politics. There may also be a discussion with either members of Congress or political commentators.

Meet the Press began on radio in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press. It was a show that was used to promote The American Mercury, an American magazine that was issued from 1924 to 1981.[4] The show moved to television with a shorter title of just Meet the Press on November 6, 1947.

Over the years, the show has had eleven hosts called "moderators". The first moderator was Martha Rountree. The current moderator is David Gregory, who has hosted the show since December 2008. Tim Russert is the show's longest-lasting moderator. He hosted from 1991 to his death on June 13, 2008.