On September 10, 2007,
Inside Edition began its 20th season as
television's longest-running, top-rated and most-honored syndicated
newsmagazine, building upon a successful season in which the show made
headlines, received industry accolades and, once again, ranked in the
top-10 first-run syndicated programs, a distinction it's held for the
past 19 years.
Anchored by veteran newswoman Deborah Norville since 1995, and backed
by a dedicated staff of correspondents and producers, the daily
newsmagazine has built its enduring success by presenting a compelling
mix of hard-hitting investigations, exclusive newsmaker interviews and
human-interest stories, as well as celebrity and pop culture features.
Norville, the series's on-air core, is a two-time Emmy Award winner
actively involved in all aspects of the broadcast. Working with her is
an experienced team of broadcast journalists, overseen by Executive
Producer Charles Lachman, with Co-Executive Producer Esther Pessin,
Managing Editor Kevin Harry, and Senior Producers Peter Herdrich and
Brian Hendel.
One of Inside Edition's best-known elements is its award-winning Investigative Unit,
headed by Senior Producer Bob Read and Senior Investigative Correspondent Matt
Meagher. Their work combines extensive research and surveillance, as well as
hard-hitting interviews. Inside Edition's Investigative Unit made headlines with a report on the
unchecked flow of alcohol aboard cruise ships. This story prompted one
cruise line to re-examine its alcohol policies, which included
retraining its employees and raising the age of passengers allowed
to buy alcohol. Another report exposed the severe rodent infestation
several restaurants had succumbed to in cities such as Boston, New York
and Washington, DC. The investigation led to several restaurants
being investigated by the respective state's Board of Health and in
some severe cases subsequently being shut down.
Inside Edition also made news last year when it landed an exclusive
interview with the now dethroned Miss Nevada, who lost her crown due
to provocative photos of herself emerging on the Internet. Inside
Edition reported extensively on several cases making national
headlines, including the Anna Nicole Smith and Paris Hilton trials.
Inside Edition also obtained exclusive video of Phil Spector,
proclaiming his innocence in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. On September 26, 2007, the jury in Spector's second-degree murder trial stated that it could not reach a verdict. The judge ultimately declared a mistrial.
Other members of the Inside Edition team are
correspondents Diane McInerney, Paul Boyd, Jim Moret, Les Trent,
April Woodard, Lisa Guerrero, Megan Alexander and Kristina Guerrero.
Boyd and McInerney are also the co-anchors of Inside Edition Weekend.
The work of the Inside Edition team has resulted in numerous awards
for journalistic excellence unmatched by any other syndicated
newsmagazine program. The awards include The George Polk, Society of
Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi, National Press Club, National
Headliner, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Deadline Club, Overseas
Press Club, National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, Fund
for Animals, American Woman in Radio and Television and National Women's
Political Caucus. For its riveting coverage of the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, Inside Edition was honored with a National Headliner
Award, Deadline Club Award and Clarion Award, and was nominated for an
Emmy.
Inside Edition premiered in the 1988-89 season, when the syndicated
newsmagazine genre was at its peak. It is the only series among that
original group that has remained continually on the air since then,
and, as its ratings prove, continues to thrive. According to the late
Roger King, a major reason for the series' longevity is its evolution
into a newsmagazine viewed as competitive with such primetime
broadcasts as "Dateline" and "20/20." "When Inside Edition was
launched, the syndicated newsmagazine format was young and, in many
ways, brash," he noted. "Over the years, Deborah, our producers and
our correspondents have worked hard and successfully brought
Inside Edition into maturity. With its investigations and exclusives,
Inside Edition has established itself as a credible, powerful news
leader among its primetime peers and viewers."
A two-time Emmy Award winner, Norville joined Inside Edition in 1995
from CBS News, where she anchored "America Tonight" and reported for
"48 Hours," "Street Stories" and "CBS Evening News." Prior to working
at CBS, she hosted the nationally syndicated "Deborah Norville Radio
Show," which was heard on more than 200 stations via the ABC Radio
network. At NBC, she served as news anchor and, later, co-host of NBC'S
"Today," positions that followed her tenure as anchor of "NBC News At
Sunrise." She briefly returned to NBC News to anchor the primetime
"Deborah Norville Tonight" on MSNBC, while simultaneously anchoring
Inside Edition.
Inside Edition is produced daily at the CBS Broadcast Center in New
York City and produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution,
a unit of CBS Corp.