on-air
adjective
: appearing, used, or done on a radio or television broadcast
an on-air telephone call
our live, on-air fund-raiser
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In piercing on-air interviews with Kamala Harris and RNC boss Lara Trump, Charlamagne owned the curve.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Both parties, of course, ultimately stood by their call, and they were vindicated in the end, but according to executives and on-air talent at multiple TV networks that spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, the lessons of that call are still being felt.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Following past on-air bouts with her phone and Siri — who once interrupted Behar on the program to give her directions to her seat at the table — Behar's iPhone spoke up during a discussion about political allegiances coming between couples during the heated 2024 election cycle.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Kylie's entrance comes just after Jason used his Monday Night Countdown on-air time to address the viral Nov. 2 altercation between him and a Penn State football fan who called his brother Travis Kelce a homophobic slur outside of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Both parties, of course, ultimately stood by their call, and they were vindicated in the end, but according to executives and on-air talent at multiple TV networks that spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, the lessons of that call are still being felt.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Following past on-air bouts with her phone and Siri — who once interrupted Behar on the program to give her directions to her seat at the table — Behar's iPhone spoke up during a discussion about political allegiances coming between couples during the heated 2024 election cycle.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Kylie's entrance comes just after Jason used his Monday Night Countdown on-air time to address the viral Nov. 2 altercation between him and a Penn State football fan who called his brother Travis Kelce a homophobic slur outside of Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“On-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-air. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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