television host

On-camera moderator

A television host is a person who presents or presides over a TV program, guiding viewers through content and often interviewing guests.

The role varies by format—talk show hosts drive conversation, game show hosts manage contestants and rules, news hosts anchor broadcasts.

She's been the host of that morning show for fifteen years.

Related

late night comedy · opening monologue · journalist · emcee · reality show · prime time · charisma · moderator · celebrity · sidekick · announcer · catchphrase · broadcaster · studio audience · monologue · ratings · public speaker · banter

Opposites
visibility/role in production

television hosttelevision producer

Oversees making TV programs

camera operator · director · stagehand · showrunner · production assistant

communication direction

television hosttelevision viewer

One who watches broadcasts

couch potato · channel surfer · spectator · viewer · home viewer

medium of hosting

television hostradio host

On-air broadcast personality

podcast host · newspaper columnist

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G