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To the Contrary
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Presented by
| Bonnie Erbe
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Theme music composer
| Anne Bryant
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Country of origin
| United States
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No.
of seasons
| 29
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No.
of episodes
| 800
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Executive producers
| Carol Wonsavage (1992-1993)
John H. Davis
(1993-1998)
Carl W. Stein (1998-present)
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Running time
| 30 minutes
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Network
| PBS
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Release
| April 3, 1992
(
1992-04-03
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present
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To the Contrary
is an American half-hour all-women news-analysis program. The show airs weekly in 91 percent of TV markets on PBS stations in the United States, in Canada, and internationally on
Voice of America
TV. Award-winning journalist
Bonnie Erbe
was the show's moderator, and was produced by Persephone Productions since 1996. The show's first executive producer was Carol Wonsavage, who served from the show's debut in 1992 until 1993.
John Davis
of
MotorWeek
was the executive producer from 1993 to 1998. Cari W. Stein has been the
executive producer
of
To the Contrary
since 1998. When
To the Contrary
premiered on April 3, 1992, it was taped at
Maryland Public Television
in
Owings Mills, Maryland
during the first six seasons, which is also the home to
Wall Street Week
, and
MotorWeek
.
[1]
In 1996, Erbe took the show to the newly formed Persephone Productions. From 1998 to 2009, the show was produced by
KPBS
in
San Diego, California
.
The half-hour show debuted on April 3, 1992. Four female panelists and a moderator discuss the week's major developments, with women-related news stories and topics. The first show featured topics, such as The State of the Economy, and SCOTUS and School Desegregation. Erbe's panelists on the first show were Julianne Malveaux, Dorothy Gilliam, Kate O'Beirne, and Linda Chavez. The show tries to focus on how the news affects people, rather than politics.
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References
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edit
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- ^
Patricia Brennan. "'TO THE CONTRARY'; Women's Views of the News".
The Washington Post
, 8/12/2001.
- ^
Peter Johnson, Matt Roush and Jefferson Graham. "Panel of women offers 'Contrary' view of news".
USA Today
, 4/2/1992.
External links
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edit
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