''Front Page'' was a short-lived newsmagazine that ran in 1993 on the
Fox television network
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in the United States. It featured five main hosts and reporters: Andria Hall,
Tony Harris, Vicki Liviakis,
Josh Mankiewicz
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, and
Ron Reagan
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. It ran on Saturday evenings.
History
With the Fox network expanding to seven nights of primetime programming in 1993, Fox announced its fall schedule on May 25 of that year, including Front Page, which debuted a mere month later, on June 26. The original format, besides the three traditional newsmagazine long-form pieces, included short commentaries and video essays. Walter Goodman, a ''New York Times'' TV columnist, called it at the time "a news magazine for people who grew up on television." Other commentators for the program included
Mike Lupica
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Biography
Lupica was born in Oneida, ...
, syndicated columnist
Joe Bob Briggs
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,
Lisa Birnbach
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Early life and education
Birnbach was born to a Jewish family on t ...
,
Chris Matthews
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, and
Tad Low. It was cancelled due to low ratings.
The program's graphic designers, including
Max Almy and
Teri Yarbrow, won the 1993
News & Documentary Emmy Award
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in Graphic Design.
References
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