Inside Edition

Inside Edition
Format	news magazine
Created by	John Tomlin Bob Young
Presented by	Deborah Norville (1995–present)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	22
No. of episodes	4216 (as of May 28, 2010)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	CBS Television Distribution
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel	First-run syndication
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (1988–2011) 1080i (HDTV) (2011–present)
Original run	October 9, 1988 – present
External links
Website

Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS as an hour-long special on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded stories rather than any live interviews. It was created by John Tomlin and Bob Young for King World Productions before that company became part of CBS Television Distribution, which also still distributes Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. The show was originally a mix of tabloid crime stories, investigations, and celebrity gossip; now it has become a mix of news, bizarre crime, investigative pieces on consumer scams/safety, pop culture features, celebrity news/gossip, offbeat stories and human interest stories.

The first anchor correspondent of the program was David Frost, who was abruptly replaced after approximately three weeks with Bill O'Reilly. The current anchor correspondent is former Today anchor correspondent Deborah Norville, who took over for O'Reilly in 1995. Steve Kamer has been the show's announcer since its inception.

During the summer months, rebroadcasts of investigative, special interest and offbeat stories from previous editions are often included, with correspondents introducing current general and entertainment news headlines; as such, Norville is typically seen only in pre-taped "tosses" to correspondents to introduce that day's current news stories and in during rebroadcast stories.

On August 29, 2011, Inside Edition began airing in high definition, becoming the last syndicated newsmagazine to do so.

Current on-air staff

Anchor

• Deborah Norville - anchor (1995–present)

Correspondents

• Megan Alexander - New York-based correspondent (2007–present)
• Paul Boyd - New York-based correspondent & weekend anchor (2001–present)
• Lisa Guerrero - chief investigative correspondent (2010–present)
• Diane McInerney - New York-based correspondent & weekend co-/fill-in anchor (2003–present)
• Jim Moret - Los Angeles-based chief correspondent (2004–present)
• Les Trent - New York-based senior correspondent (2000–present)
• April Woodard - New York-based senior correspondent (2001–present)

Former on-air staff

• Trish Bergin - weekend anchor/correspondent (2002–2003)
• Logan Byrnes - correspondent (now at WTIC-TV in Hartford)
• Don Criqui - weekend anchor/correspondent (1995–2002)
• Rita Cosby - New York-based correspondent (2008–2009)
• Kim Dean - correspondent (2004–2007, now at WRAL-TV)
• David Frost - inaugural anchor correspondent (1989; now hosts a current affairs program on Al Jazeera English)
• Rudy Giuliani - chief legal analyst (1990–1993; former New York City mayor and former presidential candidate)
• Nancy Glass - weekend anchor/senior correspondent (1992–1993; went on to host the former syndicated King World news magazine American Journal)
• Stacey Gualandi - Los Angeles-based correspondent (1997–2006; now at Radar Online)
• Kristina Guerrero - Los Angeles-based correspondent (2007–2009; now at E! News)
• Star Jones - chief legal analyst (1994–1997; former personality for both The View and truTV)
• Rick Kirkham - correspondent
• Matt Meagher - senior investigative correspondent (1989–2010)
• Bill O'Reilly - anchor correspondent (1989–1995; now hosts The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel)
• Victoria Recaño - reporter (2002–2004; later at The Insider, KTLA-TV and TV Guide Network)
• Jon Scott - reporter (1989–1992; now hosts Happening Now on Fox News Channel)
• Steve Wilson - reporter (1992–1995; a former reporter for WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan)

Reception

Inside Edition is not seen as a real news program. The show features human interest stories and other light hearted stories meant to make the viewer feel emotional even though its not real news. The Pew Center and Society of Professional Jouralists have named it on its Worst Journalism list, ahead of the National Enquirer.

External links

• Official website
• IMDb.com Entry
• Jump the Shark: Inside Edition