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• When late-night shows hit the airwaves this past Monday evening, the tone was somber.
  — Heather Gardner, EW.com, 5 June 2020
• Two outside groups launched an ad blitz this week, with a third group set to hit the airwaves next week.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
• The adorable movie featuring the island of misfit toys and Herbie the elf hit the airwaves (and our hearts) in 1964.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
• No word yet on when the new season of the beloved Dirty South drama will begin shooting or hit the airwaves.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 20 Oct. 2022
• The Harris campaign was delighted and urged Fain to hit the airwaves to talk about their move, according to a source close to Fain.
  — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024
• When those three episodes hit the airwaves, Child nitpicked them endlessly.
  — Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
• In contrast to Trump, President-elect Joe Biden has deployed his health experts to hit the airwaves.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 Nov. 2020
• Production on the new season is expected to start at the end of September and is set to hit the airwaves in January 2022.
  — Nasha Smith, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
• The public relations blitz would also hit the airwaves, according to the official.
  — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2021
• Major debates do not begin until May, and the race to the June 22 primary may not crystallize until more candidates hit the airwaves with television advertising in the final weeks of the race.
  — New York Times, 14 Apr. 2021
• Biden’s campaign, meanwhile, has continued to hit the airwaves, making earlier ad investments than the last two presidents who ran for re-election, per the Washington Post.
  — Mark Murray, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Founded in the 1980s as a producer of documentaries in the Maryland suburbs outside Washington, the Discovery Channel first hit the airwaves with an after-school special about icebergs.
  — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
• McAdams also hit the airwaves Thursday with a new ad discussing his experience fighting through and recovering from the coronavirus, followed by a call for improving health insurance.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
• This month, Barron’s appearance hit the airwaves as a 60-second public service announcement offering a glimpse into the real-life toll of gun violence and the devastation families face.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024