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newsreader

[nooz-ree-der, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌri dər, ˈnjuz- /
NOUN
talking head
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Diana Speed was a newsreader and on-screen continuity announcer at Grampian in the late 80s and 90s.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

"I was familiar with Huw Edwards, the newsreader, and how he presented himself when he was reading the news," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Doc Martin actor Martin Clunes has opened up on the challenges of portraying former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

His defiant statement was read by a newsreader on Iranian state television.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

As Shadow passed it he noticed that the newsreader was grinning and winking at him.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Edwards, whose career started in Wales before he became one of the public broadcaster's highest-paid newsreaders, presented BBC's News at Ten for decades.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

Ofcom said: "We are investigating whether this programme broke our rules, which prevent politicians from acting as newsreaders, unless exceptionally, it is editorially justified."

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023

And we are just redeploying those familiar faces who are not newsreaders, they’re actual journalists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023

The Captioning Group has compiled the list since 2016 by surveying the words and names most often mangled on live television by newsreaders, politicians, public figures and others.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

See also spoiler space, which has partly displaced rot13 since non-Unix-based newsreaders became common.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele


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