Show name	Dateline NBC
Format	News magazine
Airtime	Friday, 9 p.m. ET and Sundays, 7 p.m. EST
Runtime	1 hour to 2 hours (including commercials)
Presenter	Jane Pauley (1992 – 2003)Stone Phillips (1992 – 2007)Ann Curry (2005 – 2011)Lester Holt (2011 – present)
Company	Peacock Productions,a unit of NBC News
Country	United States
Network	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
First aired	March 31, 1992
Last aired	Present
Website	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600/ }}

''Dateline NBC'', or ''Dateline'', is a U.S. weekly television news magazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.

History[link]

''Dateline'' is historically notable for its longevity on the network. The show started in 1992 with Stone Phillips and Jane Pauley as co-anchors. Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric joined the program when ''Now'' (not to be confused with the PBS program) was converted to ''Dateline Wednesday''. Gradually the program expanded with a third night in 1994 and a fourth night in 1997 until it aired for five nights a week in mid-1999 and 2000. The program started to lose its luster as reality television shows became more popular, with nights being eliminated beginning in spring 2001, and the historic Tuesday night slot eliminated in 2003.

''Dateline'' was the first "multi-night" franchise that "established brand power by 'stripping' editions", an entertainment division strategy that placed a program in the same time slot every week." The program was considered one program rather than multiple weekly programs and included many teasers and multiple installment interviews. In its prime, from 1995 to 1999, ''Dateline'' provided significant breaking news coverage. ''Dateline'' sensationalized news stories and drew viewers in with multiple-installment stories. By 1999, an hour of ''Dateline'' was in the top 10 among all viewers most weeks. NBC capitalized on its relationship with CNBC and MSNBC through repackaged stories on ''Headliners and Legends'' and ''Time and Again''. NBC later tried a similar strategy of "stripping" with ''The Jay Leno Show'' in 2009.

The program first originated from NBC Studio 3K, using the same set the ''NBC Nightly News'' was using at the time. When ''The Today Show'' moved to its current location NBC Studio 3B in 1994, ''Dateline'' took over Studio 3B with a brand-new set. Past contributing anchors were Bryant Gumbel, who left NBC in 1997; Maria Shriver, who left NBC in 2004; and Katie Couric, who left NBC in 2006. On June 24, 2005 Ann Curry co-anchored "Dateline" for the first time and became permanent host shortly thereafter. ''Dateline'' was broadcast in high definition for the first time on Monday, July 21, 2008, with an episode titled "Tower Dogs". Two-hour feature-length editions sometimes air on any given scheduled evening. Dateline is currently sharing the multi level "Studio 1A" with the Today Show. Lester Holt replaced Ann Curry as host of "Dateline" with the start of the 20th season on September 23, shortly after Curry became permanent co-host of the Today Show.

''To Catch a Predator''[link]

''To Catch a Predator'' is a ''Dateline'' series hosted by Chris Hansen. The sting operations begin with recordings of Internet chats with "decoys" from Perverted-Justice, posing as minors beneath 16 . ''To Catch a Predator'' videotapes men who attempt to meet the "children" in person. Shortly after the target is inside the "sting" house, Hansen would confront him and ask him about the Internet chats he had had with the decoy. After being confronted by Hansen, the men are arrested by local police.

Comparison with other news magazines[link]

In contrast to NBC's "hard news" magazine program, ''Rock Center with Brian Williams'', ''Dateline'' programming focuses on true crime and human interest stories, predominantly featuring a single story for the entire program. Often Keith Morrison narrates shows and cliffhangers are used prior to commercial breaks.

''Dateline'' features a single story format, although in the past ''Dateline'' was a traditional newsmagazine with multiple segments of varying length, such as with the Sunday version. Unlike the other flagship newsmagazines on U.S. television (CBS News' ''60 Minutes'' and ABC News ''20/20''), ''Dateline'' featured more character-driven stories focusing on the audience's emotional attachment to the persons featured, and fewer non-character driven international and national news stories. However, the success of ''Dateline'' led to the other networks to create additional versions of their newsmagazines, ''60 Minutes II'' and additional nights of ''20/20''.

Executive producer Neal Shapiro pioneered "signature segments" that appeared regularly. These segments included ''Dateline: Survivor'', where a person talks about their near death experience and rescue; ''Dateline Timeline'', where a popular product, person, and music single are played and viewers are invited to guess what year it appeared in; ''State of the Art'', explaining how something was technically accomplished in a movie; ''Consumer Alert'', where common consumer complaints or issues, such as food safety, are investigated, ''Dateline Hidden Camera Investigation'', a story using hidden cameras to focus on an issue of public concern, and ''Newsmakers'', light interviews of major figures in politics, entertainment, and business, as well as regular people in the news. ''Dateline'' did cross-promotional segments with Court TV, ''People'' magazine, ''Good Housekeeping'', and ''Consumer Reports''. In the 1990s, a common week would feature several "signature segments", breaking news, updates on past stories, multi-part investigations, and interviews. ''Dateline'' also pioneered viewer feedback including telephone polling and a unique format, the ''Interactive Dateline Mystery'', where viewers voted similar to ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' on where the story should go next.

The Friday night edition of ''Dateline'' features special emphasis on true crime stories programming, which includes the "To Catch a Predator" series. ''NBC News'' specials also air under the ''Dateline'' banner.

Controversies[link]

Critics claimed that ''Dateline'' used voyeuristic and titillating stories for higher Nielsen ratings.

General Motors v. NBC[link]

''Dateline NBC'' aired an investigative report on Tuesday, November 17, 1992, titled “Waiting to Explode”. The 60 minute program was about General Motors pickup trucks allegedly exploding upon impact during accidents due to the poor design of fuel tanks. ''Dateline''s film showed a sample of a low speed accident with the fuel tank exploding. In reality, ''Dateline NBC'' producers had rigged the truck’s fuel tank with remotely controlled model rocket engines to initiate the explosion. The program did not disclose the fact that the accident was staged. GM investigators studied the film, and discovered that smoke actually came out of the fuel tank six frames ''before'' impact. GM subsequently filed an anti-defamation/libel lawsuit against NBC after conducting an extensive investigation. On Monday, February 8, 1993, GM conducted a highly publicized point-by-point rebuttal in the Product Exhibit Hall of the General Motors Building in Detroit that lasted nearly two hours after announcing the lawsuit. The lawsuit was settled the same week by NBC, and Jane Pauley read a 3 minute 30 second on-air apology to viewers.

The lawsuit and subsequent settlement was arguably the most devastating blow for NBC in a series of reputation damaging incidents during the 1990s and early 2000s. Within NBC, Michael Gartner, who resigned shortly after the incident, was the source for much of the blame. Then-NBC News President Reuven Frank stated Gartner was hired in 1988, despite no TV news background, in an attempt to satisfy parent-company General Electric by replacing current journalists with cheaper, less experienced reporters and producers.

The following ''Dateline NBC'' producers were dismissed: Jeff Diamond, executive producer; David Rummel, senior producer; and Robert Read, producer of the report on the pickups. Michele Gillen, the reporter involved in the segment, was transferred to Miami station WTVJ. Michael G. Gartner, president of the news division, resigned under pressure.

Trapping story targets[link]

''Dateline NBC'' soon returned to the controversy spotlight via a May 4, 1993 piece titled "Cataract Cowboys" in which Brian Ross claimed that doctors unnecessarily performed surgery on elderly patients. The controversy brought into question techniques used such as disregarding evidence that contradicts a story's claim and using planted accomplices to entrap targets of the story. The Southeastern Eye Center attempted to sue NBC over the story, but later dropped the suit.

Quixtar[link]

In 2004, ''Dateline NBC'' aired a report, alleging that some high-level Quixtar (aka Amway) distributors make most of their money from selling motivational materials, rather than Quixtar products, and make unrealistic claims about potential income. Quixtar declined to respond on camera.

Michelle Madigan[link]

In August 2007, Michelle Madigan, a reporter for the program, attempted to secretly record hackers admitting to crimes at that year's DEF CON in Las Vegas. After being outed by DEF CON founder Jeff Moss during an assembly, she was heckled and chased out of the conference by attendees for her use of covert audio and video recording equipment. DEF CON staff tried to get Madigan to obtain a press pass before the outing happened. A DEF CON source at NBC had tipped off organizers to Madigan's plans.

Staff[link]

Anchor

Lester Holt (2011 – present)

Contributing Anchors

Brian Williams (2004 – present)

Matt Lauer (1997 – present)

Natalie Morales (2004 – present)

Meredith Vieira (2006 – Present)

Correspondents

Martin Bashir (2010 – present)

Chris Hansen

Hoda Kotb (1998 – present)

Keith Morrison (1995 – present)

Dennis Murphy

Kate Snow (2010 – present)

Josh Mankiewicz

Executive Producer

David Corvo

Former anchors

Jane Pauley (1992 – 2003)

Stone Phillips (1992 – 2007)

Ann Curry (2005 – 2011)

Director

John Libretto

International broadcasts[link]

NBC affiliates are widely available in Canada, and MSNBC and NBC News programming is shown for several hours a day on the 24 hour news network Orbit News in Europe and the Middle East. This includes ''Dateline NBC'' and several other shows. It is also broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia on Sundays at 5am but is pre-empted by paid programming on regional affiliates Prime Television and Golden West Network. It is also broadcasts on Talk TV in the Philippines.

Reruns[link]

Repackaged episodes of ''Dateline'' air under the names ''Dateline on ID'' on Investigation Discovery, ''Dateline on Cloo'' on Cloo and ''Dateline: Real Life Mysteries'' on TLC.

References[link]

External links[link]

''Dateline NBC'' official web site

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name	Jim Adams
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	James Adams
birth date	December 21, 1967
Birth place	USA
genre	Thrash metal, speed metal, heavy metal, groove metal
instrument	Guitar, bass
occupation	Musician, songwriter
years active	1986 - present
label	Candlelight
associated acts	Defiance, Severed Fifth
website	http://www.jimdefied.com| www.jimdefied.com
notable instruments	}}

Jim Adams born (James Adams) is an American heavy metal guitarist. His is best known for being lead guitarist for thrash metal band Defiance. Joining the band in 1986, Adams quickly became an integral member of the band, co-writing much of their material and playing on all three of their LP's, ''Product of Society'', ''Void Terra Firma'' and ''Beyond Recognition''. During his time in Defiance Adams became known for having a wild stage prescense and a highly eccentric personality especially for a metal musician, often doing somewhat out there things such as wearing tie-die shirts on stage. He left the band briefly in 1992 to join the band Indica, but departed to rejoin Defiance. Defiance later evolved into Inner Threshold, which disbanded in the mid-1990s. Adams played in the cover band Fat Freddie's Cat during the late 1990s.

As of 2005 Defiance has reunited, and Adams has rejoined along with Steev Esquivel, Mike Kaufmann and Doug Harrington. Following Harrington's passing Adams is now Defiance's sole guitarist. He had a short lived role as lead guitarist in 2007 for the band Freeload, a more "feel-good" almost jam band oriented type group which also features former Vio-Lence drummer Perry Strickland.

In 2010, he joined Jono Bacon's free culture metal project Severed Fifth as lead guitarist. Severed Fifth released a full album length demo just months later in October titled "Nightmares by Design". The following year of 2011, the band returned to the same recording studio owned and operated by Juan Ortega that Defiance had recorded their final album The Prophecy_(album) in 2006-2009. Severed Fifth proceeded to record their first full length album entitled Liberate. Liberate was officially released on February 3, 2012 under the Creative Commons License, the album's content is available freely for non-commercial purposes. The mission statement of Severed Fifth is "Changing the Game". Which is in reference to the many reports, articles and stories, about the health of the music industry as a whole. The idealistic notion that the band projects is that they have an answer to save the industry for the sake of the musicians and listeners.

He is known for his unique, Holdsworth-esque lead style, prevalent in his utilization of fast legato shred.

His primary guitars in his Defiance days were Gibson Les Pauls modified with a blood splatter paint job and EMG pickups. He has also been seen using Jackson and Carvin DN612 (doubleneck) TL60 guitars and Dean USA V's Flying V.

He also works as a Systems Administrator, is married and has two children, a daughter and a son.

References[link]

Jim Adams' official MySpace page

Jim Adams' official website

Defiance official website

Severed Fifth's official website

Parker Guitar's Artist Page for Jim Adams

Interview with Jim Adams by Arzhu of DecibelStorm

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Name	Chris Hansen
Birth name	Christopher Edward Hansen
Birth date	March 26, 1959
Birth place	Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Television personalityNews reporter
Yearsactive	1981–present
Spouse	Mary Joan Hansen }}

Christopher Edward "Chris" Hansen (born March 26, 1959) is an American television infotainment personality. He is known for his work on ''Dateline NBC'', in particular the former segment known as ''To Catch a Predator'', which revolved around catching potential Internet sex predators using a sting operation.

Career[link]

Hansen became a reporter for Lansing NBC affiliate WILX in 1981 during his senior year at Michigan State University. He then reported for WFLA in Tampa, various radio stations and newspapers in Michigan, WXYZ in Detroit, and WDIV as an investigative reporter and anchor from 1988. In May 1993, Hansen joined NBC News as a correspondent for the newsmagazine ''Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric''.

''Dateline NBC''[link]

Hansen's notable work for ''Dateline'' includes coverage of the Columbine massacre, the Oklahoma City terrorist attack, the Unabomber and the TWA Flight 800 disaster; as well as investigative reports on Indian child slave labor and on counterfeit prescription drug sales in China. Hansen was responsible for most of ''Dateline's'' coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as stories on terrorist groups and the operations of Al-Qaeda. He exposed how a group linked to Osama Bin Laden had tried to buy missiles and nuclear weapons components, and he also worked on an exclusive report detailing an attempted 1994 terrorist attack in France. His series on the lack of security at airports resulted in the Federal Aviation Administration opening an investigation and ultimately revising its policies.

''To Catch a Predator''[link]

In conjunction with the website Perverted-Justice, Hansen hosted a series of ''Dateline NBC'' reports under the title ''To Catch a Predator''. Volunteers from Perverted-Justice impersonated minors (12-15) in chat rooms online and agreed to meet with adults for sex. The meeting places were "sting houses", where camera crews from NBC, and in later episodes local police, awaited the potential sexual predator.

Capitalizing on the success of Hansen and his ''Predator'' investigations, ''Dateline NBC'' created three Tuesday night spin-offs of its original concept; Hansen hosted ''To Catch a Con Man'' and ''To Catch an I.D. Thief''. In March 2007, Hansen's book, ''To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids from Online Enemies Already in Your Home'', was released in the American market.

Appearances[link]

Hansen has appeared on such television programs as ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', ''The Adam Carolla Show'', ''Today'', ''Scarborough Country'', ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', ''The Rise Guys Morning Show'', ''The Don and Mike Show'', ''The Opie and Anthony Radio Show'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''Glenn Beck Program'', and ''Diggnation''.

On January 9, 2007, Hansen appeared on the BET news series, ''American Gangster''. The special, which was hosted by actor Ving Rhames, focused on Detroit drug lords, the Chambers Brothers gang. Hansen gave insight into the lives of the brothers based on the reporting he had done on them in the 1980s and 1990s as a reporter for ABC affiliate WXYZ (Channel 7) and NBC affiliate WDIV (Channel 4). On January 13, 2008 he attended the NBC Golden Globes Winners Special which was poorly attended by the nominees due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

Awards[link]

Hansen has received seven Emmy Awards, four Edward Murrow awards, three Clarion awards, the Overseas Press club award, an IRE, the National Press Club award, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Award; as well as awards for excellence from the Associated Press and United Press International.

Personal life[link]

Hansen was born in Lansing, Michigan but grew up in northern Detroit suburbs of West Bloomfield and Birmingham. In an interview with the ''Lansing City Pulse'', Hansen said that watching the FBI and police investigate the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa when he was fourteen inspired him to want to become a journalist. He graduated from Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications.

He is married to Mary Joan Hansen; the couple has two sons. The family resides in Connecticut.

References[link]

Further reading[link]

Hansen, C. (2007) ''To Catch a Predator: Protecting Your Kids From Online Enemies Already in your Home'', New York City: Dutton

External links[link]

Hansen's "Predator" blog

Hansen's "ID Thief" blog

Hansen's "Con Man" blog

The Hansen Files website

Hansen's Twitter Account

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