Washington Week’s signature for 50 years has been civil, thoughtful discussion with the country’s best reporters. That’s what Jackie told us she appreciates most. Thanks for watching for the past 50 years!

LaTonya and her daughter love Washington Week because "it keeps us up-to-date with everything that's going on in our country and everything that's going on in the world." For 50 years, Washington Week has featured the country's top journalists sharing their reporting on the biggest stories of the week.

Much of the rhetoric during the 2016 presidential election led to further fractures in an already deeply divided nation, but as Kathy and Ed told us in battleground state Colorado, Washington Week was the show to watch to step away from the noise and get “understanding without all the hype.” For 50 years, that’s been the mission of the program. Thanks for watching!

For 50 years, Washington Week has featured the nation’s top journalists sharing their reporting and analysis on the biggest stories of the week. That’s what one long-time viewer appreciates most. "It's a great way to keep up with news and get inside information on what's going on in Washington and politics across the nation and internationally," Tim told us outside our town hall in Cleveland, the site of last year’s Republican Convention. "They have really high-profile, really well-known gues...

When Verna started watching Washington Week as a teenager in 1967, her mother made her "sit there and watch." Well, 50 years later, the tradition stuck. Verna says she grew to love the show, especially in the last 10 years. Thanks for watching!

Today is Washington Week’s 50th anniversary! Thank you to everyone who has watched the show for so many years. One couple we met in Colorado has been watching since the early days and have passed the tradition on to their daughter! Thank you for 50 great years!

As Washington Week celebrates its 50th anniversary, Paul Anthony, the program’s announcer from the very beginning, looks back at his many years on the show and how it all began in 1964.

For 50 years, Washington Week has been the most intelligent and up to date conversation about the most important news stories of the week. “I just love hearing smart people talk about the current issues of the week,” longtime viewer Kim told us at the roadshow in Philadelphia last summer.

As Washington Week celebrates its 50th anniversary, longtime viewers are telling us why they love the show. One thing we keep hearing: “It's very measured and objective in this day and age of the shouting and partisan bickering.” Gwen Ifill always said she wanted to offer viewers more light than heat. That remains our goal every week.

As Washington Week marks its 50th anniversary, two of the program’s original employees are nearing their own golden anniversary. Paul Anthony, Washington Week’s announcer for the past 50 years, met his wife Joanne, a one-time Washington Week production assistant and WETA-TV accountant, on his first day on the job. “It was love at first sight,” Paul says.