American Journal
American Journal | |
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Genre | Television news magazine |
Presented by |
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Theme music composer | Rick Krizman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producer | Charles King |
Production locations |
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Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | September 6, 1993 September 11, 1998 | –
American Journal (alternately titled American Journal: Coast to Coast for its final season; also known as AJ) is a
History
American Journal was created by King World as a companion to its Inside Edition program[2] and debuted on September 6, 1993.
In early 1996, as an attempt to grow in the 18-34 demographic, the show tried then aborted plans to add an "Off the Hook" segment; King World would try again with "Team A.J." coverage strands in the fourth season helmed by Karen Duffy and Steve Santagati.[3] By 1996, it was cleared on 124 stations serving 86 percent of the United States.[3] King World often packaged the series with an existing magazine distributed by the same syndicator, Inside Edition, which is still on the air today and has outlasted a number of in-house and outside competitors.
The theme song throughout the show's run was an arrangement by Rick Krizman of the Shaker tune "Simple Gifts."
In the show's final season, it had a 4.1 rating and 11 share (in February 1998).
On-air staff
Anchors
- Nancy Glass - main anchor (1993–1997)
- Michele Dabney-Perez - co-anchor (1997–1998)
- Charles Perez - co-anchor (1997–1998)
Correspondents
Les Trent, New York; Stacey Gualandi, Los Angeles; Rhonda Guess, Los Angeles; Kit Hoover, New York; Jonathan Karsh, Los Angeles.
References
- ^ "KING WORLD'S 'AMERICAN JOURNAL' GETS A 'FIRM GO' AND RACKS UP ADDITIONAL MARKET CLEARANCE" (Press release). King World Productions. PRNewswire. October 16, 1992. Retrieved May 21, 2015 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "'Journal' takers" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 5, 1992. p. 30.
- ^ a b Spring, Greg. "King World's 'AJ' gets hip to young viewers." Electronic Media July 15, 1996: 4-5.
- ^ "Briefly noted." Electronic Media March 23, 1998: 22.
- ^ Spring, Greg. "Strong 'Squares' to block 'American Journal'." Electronic Media October 20, 1997: 2.
External links
- American Journal at IMDb