Front Page (newsmagazine)

American television program on Fox

Front Page was a newsmagazine that ran in 1993 on the Fox television network in the United States. It featured five main hosts and reporters: Andria Hall, Tony Harris, Vicki Liviakis, Josh Mankiewicz, and Ron Reagan. It ran on Saturday evenings.

## History

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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.[1] Walter Goodman, a New York Times TV columnist, called it at the time "a news magazine for people who grew up on television."[2] Other commentators for the program included Mike Lupica, syndicated columnist Joe Bob Briggs, Lisa Birnbach, Chris Matthews, and Tad Low.[3] 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 in Graphic Design.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Kolbert, Elizabeth. "Fox Plans a News Magazine for Fall." New York Times 26 May 1993: 18.
2. ^ Goodman, Walter. "TV Weekend; 'Front Page': Light News for the Small Screen". New York Times 25 June 1993: 14.
3. ^ "Front Page (TV Series 1993–1994) - IMDb". IMDb.
4. ^ "ABC, CBS Win Nine Emmys for News, Documentaries". Los Angeles Times. 10 September 1994.
5. ^ "News & Documentary Emmy Awards - Awards for 1993". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 April 2014.