LONGEST RUNNING QUIZ TV SHOW - It's Academic - Washington, D.C.
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flyingmoose
N 38° 56.479 W 077° 04.973
18S E 319482 N 4312327
Located on the eastbound side of Nebraska Avenue, there is a historic marker also at this location that mentions “It’s Academic.”
Waymark Code: WM145VA
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2021
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It's Academic is local quiz show involving DC area high school students. It was originally filmed on location here and now is filmed at multiple locations. The coordinates bring you to a historical marker at the entrance of the studio along Nebraska Avenue that references the show along with other success stories from the studio.
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Wikipedia
It's Academic is the name for a number of televised academic student quiz shows for high school students through the United States and internationally. It's Academic programs have notably aired on NBC-owned WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., NBC affiliate WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia, and CBS-owned WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Washington, D.C. version of the show has been on the air since October 7, 1961, and is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the longest-running quiz program in TV history. The program was created for WRC by Sophie Altman, who continued as executive producer until her death on May 24, 2008. Mac McGarry hosted the Washington shows from the beginning until June 25, 2011. Hillary Howard, a news anchor for Washington radio station WTOP-FM, took over as host subsequent to McGarry's official retirement in November 2011. The Baltimore show is hosted by David Zahren and formerly by WJLA-TV news anchor Paul Berry. The show features three local high school teams of three players each. Over the years, chief sponsor Giant Food has given more than $2,000,000 in scholarship funds to participating schools. In 2014, James Hubert Blake High School became the first ever school to win three consecutive super bowls in the Washington edition of It's Academic.