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Encyclopedia > Face the Nation
Face The Nation logo, used until 2002.
Face The Nation logo, used until 2002.

Face the Nation is an American Sunday-morning politcal interview show which premiered on the CBS television network on November 7, 1954. At 30 minutes, Face the Nation is the shortest of the Sunday talk shows. Presently the show is moderated by Bob Schieffer. Image File history File links Face The Nation Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Face The Nation Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Sunday-morning interview shows in the United States are influential television talk programs which often feature national leaders as guests. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bob Schieffer Bob Schieffer (born February 25, 1937 in Austin, Texas) has been a journalist with CBS News since 1969, serving as a principal anchor since 1973, chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, beginning in March of 2005...


Each Sunday the moderator interviews newsmakers on the latest issues and delivers a short topical commentary at the end of the broadcast. The program broadcasts from Washington, D.C. Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...


Guests include government leaders, politicians, and international figures in the news. CBS News correspondents and other contributors engage the guests in a lively roundtable discussion focusing on current topics. CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. ...


The program broadcasts on the CBS Television Network, usually at 10:30 AM ET, right after CBS News Sunday Morning. Local affiliates are free to air the show at the time of their choosing, usually before noon local time. During football season, FTN may be pre-empted by a locally-produced pre-game show. KCNC, for example, airs "Countdown to Kickoff", regularly pre-empting FTN. The show is also broadcast on a delay on a handful of radio affiliates. CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... CBS News Sunday Morning is a news show featuring news and feature segments that airs Sunday mornings on CBS. Its hosted by Charles Osgood. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... KCNC is a US television station on VHF Channel 4 (67. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Moderators

Howard K. Smith Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002) was an American journalist and radio reporter. ... George Edward Herman (January 14, 1920 - February 8, 2005) was a veteran CBS journalist. ... Lesley R. Stahl (born December 16, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American television journalist. ... Bob Schieffer Bob Schieffer (born February 25, 1937 in Austin, Texas) has been a journalist with CBS News since 1969, serving as a principal anchor since 1973, chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, beginning in March of 2005...

External links

  • Face The Nation Official Website


 

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