A Current Affair is an American televisionnewsmagazine program that aired in syndication from July 28, 1986 to August 30, 1996, before it was briefly rebroadcast from March to October 2005. The program was produced by Fox Television Stations,[1] and based at Fox's New York City flagship station WNYW, starting as a local production in 1986. It was syndicated to Fox's other owned-and-operated stations the next year, and then went into full national syndication in September 1988. Its signature "ka-chung" sound effect was created using a combination of the sound of a construction paper cutter and the swing of a golf club put through a synthesizer.[2][3]
The program was originally hosted by Maury Povich. In the fall of 1990, Maureen O'Boyle replaced Povich and continued to host until May 1994. Jim Ryan then became interim host for the summer of 1994. Penny Daniels became host for the 1994-95 season and for what ultimately became the show's final season, Jon Scott subsequently took her place. Its creator and producer was Peter Brennan. One of its lead personalities was Steve Dunleavy, a columnist for the New York Post; at the time of the show's launch the Post, WNYW, Fox Television Stations and syndicator 20th Television were units of the original iteration of News Corporation.
Initially, the program was broadcast as an irreverent, late-night broadcast on WNYW, but as it expanded, and under the direction of Brennan and producers Burt Kearns and Wayne Darwen, the program began to cover stories throughout America that were overlooked or ignored by the then-dominant network news organizations.
The logo of the program is a distinctive pyramid with a "zoom-like" sound effect (immortalized as the "ka-chung") for a theme. While showing some hard news stories, the focus of the program is often entertainment, scandals, gossip and exploitative tabloid journalism. It was popular during the 1990s when magazine-type news shows were common during daytime television. Its main competitors were Hard Copy and Inside Edition (the latter of which remains on the air today), along with the many talk shows that dominated daytime TV during the 1990s.[4]
Revival
On March 21, 2005, the program was revived after a nine-year hiatus. Former Atlanta Falconsdefensive end and lawyer Tim Green hosted the new edition,[5] unofficially known as ACA 2. In resurrecting the show, 20th Television gave it a more serious tone by covering more news and crime, rather than entertainment-oriented stories. As with its original incarnation, overt politicizing was left out of the new program. It aired on all Fox owned and operated stations (O&Os including UPN affiliates). This resurrection would be short- lived, however, as the departure from the Fox organization of Lachlan Murdoch and his replacement by 20th Television chairman Roger Ailes led to Fox's announcement that Ailes would replace the program with Geraldo at Large in November 2005, only seven months after ACA 2 premiered.
Suspicions that Ailes pulled the program because the ACA team was competing with, and sometimes besting, his cable Fox News, were intensified in October 2005, when, after its cancellation was announced, ACA broadcast an exclusive interview with Natalee Holloway murder suspect Joran van der Sloot, and Rivera revealed to the press that Ailes planned to use the timeslot as a beachhead for the establishment of a Fox News nightly newscast.[6]
References
^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007-10-17). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 306. ISBN978-0-345-49773-4.
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using a combination of the sound of a construction paper cutter and the swing of a golf club put through a synthesizer 2 3 A Current AffairA Current Affair logo GenreTelevision news magazinePresented byMaury Povich 1986 1990 Maureen O Boyle 1990 1994 Jim Ryan 1994 Penny Daniels 1994 1995 Jon Scott 1995 1996 Tim Green 2005 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerPeter BrennanEditorBurt KearnsRunning time22 24 minutesProduction companies20th Century Fox Television 1986 1992 20th Television 1992 1996 2005 Distributor20th Century Fox Television 1986 1992 20th Television 1992 1996 2005 ReleaseOriginal networkSyndicationOriginal releaseOriginal series July 28 1986 1986 07 28 August 30 1996 1996 08 30 Revival series March 21 October 28 2005 2005 10 28 Contents 1 Overview 2 Revival 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe program was originally hosted by Maury Povich In the fall of 1990 Maureen O Boyle replaced Povich and continued to host until May 1994 Jim Ryan then became interim host for the summer of 1994 Penny Daniels became host for the 1994 95 season and for what ultimately became the show s final season Jon Scott subsequently took her place Its creator and producer was Peter Brennan One of its lead personalities was Steve Dunleavy a columnist for the New York Post at the time of the show s launch the Post WNYW Fox Television Stations and syndicator 20th Television were units of the original iteration of News Corporation Initially the program was broadcast as an irreverent late night broadcast on WNYW but as it expanded and under the direction of Brennan and producers Burt Kearns and Wayne Darwen the program began to cover stories throughout America that were overlooked or ignored by the then dominant network news organizations The logo of the program is a distinctive pyramid with a zoom like sound effect immortalized as the ka chung for a theme While showing some hard news stories the focus of the program is often entertainment scandals gossip and exploitative tabloid journalism It was popular during the 1990s when magazine type news shows were common during daytime television Its main competitors were Hard Copy and Inside Edition the latter of which remains on the air today along with the many talk shows that dominated daytime TV during the 1990s 4 Revival EditOn March 21 2005 the program was revived after a nine year hiatus Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end and lawyer Tim Green hosted the new edition 5 unofficially known as ACA 2 In resurrecting the show 20th Television gave it a more serious tone by covering more news and crime rather than entertainment oriented stories As with its original incarnation overt politicizing was left out of the new program It aired on all Fox owned and operated stations O amp Os including UPN affiliates This resurrection would be short lived however as the departure from the Fox organization of Lachlan Murdoch and his replacement by 20th Television chairman Roger Ailes led to Fox s announcement that Ailes would replace the program with Geraldo at Large in November 2005 only seven months after ACA 2 premiered Suspicions that Ailes pulled the program because the ACA team was competing with and sometimes besting his cable Fox News were intensified in October 2005 when after its cancellation was announced ACA broadcast an exclusive interview with Natalee Holloway murder suspect Joran van der Sloot and Rivera revealed to the press that Ailes planned to use the timeslot as a beachhead for the establishment of a Fox News nightly newscast 6 References Edit Brooks Tim Marsh Earle F 2007 10 17 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 Present 9 ed Ballantine Books p 306 ISBN 978 0 345 49773 4 https www youtube com watch v zWs ElBpnQ8 Edd Kalehoff A Current Affair mov YouTube Kearns Burt 1999 Tabloid Baby ISBN 1580291074 A Current Affair to return to television msnbc msn com 2005 01 13 Archived from the original on 2010 11 15 Geraldo Rivera to Launch New News Program From Twentieth Television in NovemberExternal links EditA Current Affair at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Current Affair American TV program amp oldid 1115039216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
