Monitor
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Monitor was a long-running, innovative weekend radio program on NBC Radio that mixed news, music, interviews, and live remote segments into a continuous magazine-style broadcast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monitor canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBC Radio program
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radio program ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | AM radio ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | NBC Radio Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule |
Saturday and Sunday
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weekends ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Pat Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
innovative radio magazine
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long-running weekend radio program ⓘ |
| developedBy | Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1975
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January 26, 1975 ⓘ |
| format | magazine-style radio program ⓘ |
| genre | news and entertainment ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Big Wilson
NERFINISHED
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Bill Cullen NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Garroway NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Imus NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Rayburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Garagiola NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bartholomew Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfman Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
celebrity interviews
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human-interest features ⓘ news bulletins ⓘ remote broadcasts from public events ⓘ sports updates ⓘ weather reports ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| influenced |
all-news and information radio programming
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later magazine-style radio formats ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous long-form weekend broadcast
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integration of news, features, and entertainment ⓘ use of live remote pickups from around the world ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Monitor beacon sounder ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastFrom | NBC studios at Rockefeller Center, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | National Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | 40 hours per weekend at its peak ⓘ |
| segmentType |
interviews
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live remote segments ⓘ music ⓘ news ⓘ |
| slogan | "The Monitor Beacon" (used as an audio signature) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | June 12, 1955 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general American radio audience ⓘ |
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