Washington Week

Washington Week
Format	News analysis\commentary
Presented by	John Davenport (1967-1968) Lincoln Furber (1968-1969) Max Kampelman (1969-1971) Robert MacNeil (1971-1974) Paul Duke (1974-1994) Ken Bode (1994-1999) Gwen Ifill (1999-present)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	44
No. of episodes	2000
Production
Location(s)	Washington, D.C.
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	WETA-TV
Broadcast
Original channel	NET (1967-1970) PBS (1970-present)
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Original run	23 February 1967 – present
External links
Website

Washington Week—previously Washington Week in Review—is an American public affairs television program airing on PBS since 1967. Unlike other panel discussion shows which encourage informal (sometimes vociferous) debates as a means of presentation, Washington Week consistently follows a path of civility and moderation. Its format is that of a roundtable moderated by current host Gwen Ifill and between two and four Washington-based journalists.

Background

Washington Week in Review was first broadcast on 23 February 1967 on National Educational Television, making it the longest running show of its type on PBS. Since 1970, Washington Week has used a panel discussion format, moderated by a host. Gwen Ifill has been the host since Ken Bode was fired in 1999. Ifill shortened the name when she took over, as a sign that "the show would spend more time looking forward". In 2006, Washington Week made an agreement with National Journal which ensures that at least one National Journal reporter is on the show.

Washington Week is on PBS's national primetime lineup; because of the subscriber nature of PBS, local presentation of Washington Week is scheduled by individual stations, and air times vary by market, though the most dominant airing pattern is it leading off primetime on Friday evenings with weekend afternoon encores on most PBS member stations, and several airings per week on PBS World. The program is produced by WETA-TV in Washington, D.C.

Funding

Throughout the run, the program's funders have included:

• Boeing
• Ford Motor Company (for most of the show's run)
• National Mining Association
• Norfolk Southern
• Prudential Insurance Company of America
• SBC Communications (before merging with AT&T Corporation)
• Shell Oil
• The Annenberg Foundation
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (February 23, 1967-January 05, 1973; January 03, 1997-present)
• PBS viewers television stations (February 23, 1967-January 05, 1973; January 03, 1997-present)

Presenters

• 1967-1968 John Davenport
• 1968-1969 Lincoln Furber
• 1969-1971 Max Kampelman
• 1971-1974 Robert MacNeil
• 1974-1994 Paul Duke
• 1994-1999 Ken Bode
• 1999–present Gwen Ifill

Regular panelists

• Dan Balz
• Jeffrey Birnbaum
• Gloria Borger
• Jeanne Cummings
• John Dickerson
• Michael Duffy
• Major Garrett
• John Harwood
• Mara Liasson
• Charley McDowell
• Doyle McManus
• Martha Raddatz
• David Sanger
• Karen Tumulty
• Janine Zacharia

External links

• Washington Week Web Site
• Washington Week with Gwen Ifill & National Journal on Google+
• Washington Week at the Internet Movie Database
• Washington Week at TV.com