go on the air
Example Sentences
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At a radio station, he found work as a janitor but made clear his ambition to go on the air.
From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2021
Not only was I seeing what was going on, but I’m seeing reactions in the crowd, and I’m making choices of what’s going to go on the air.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2018
While he waiting to go on the air, he mentioned his marriage plans to a researcher.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2017
The way the newsmagazines work journalistically is fairly straightforward, with NPR’s reporters filing pieces to their desk editors, who work closely with the shows’ producers and hosts in deciding what will go on the air.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2016
The city’s emergency broadcast system, which was supposed to swing into action during a crisis, did not go on the air because "the Sunday-morning staff did not know how to operate the equipment."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
