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A screen shot of the program's title card

Missing is a weekly syndicated television program in the United States profiling real cases of missing persons. The series is hosted by Telco Productions Inc's president and founder, Alex Paen. The series debuted on September 4, 2003 and is still in production. An episode is 30 minutes long and has areas where local broadcasters can showcase missing people. The show meets the Children's Television Act of 1990 since 2011.^[1]

According to the official website, as of December 6, 2018, 785 persons featured on Missing have been safely recovered.^[2]

Format

The program displays around 20 pictures of missing children and adults per episode. The program begins with going through the history and description of the person, making special notice of tattoos, visible injuries and scars of the individual. Episodes (especially older ones) includes video clips made by KidSmartz to teach children watching what to do in a certain situation.

The show also includes Internet Safety Tips (a person, usually an adult or teenager, tells you some tips on how to stay safe on-line) and Safety Quiz (Video is produced by KidSmartz, showing a child doing the wrong thing to do in the situation and then quizzed on what the child should have done in the situation) .

Nearing the end of the show, a "roundup" is presented showing the person(s) picture with their first and last name. Some roundups feature four individuals at a time (usually when they are all missing and have the same last name). An individual is shown for two seconds, more time is allowed depending on how many individuals are in the same slide.

Music from the series is composed by Larry Brown, the male whispers are added during the editing process.

Broadcasters Information

Episodes are distributed using a satellite system and are aired on Wednesdays at 6:00 AM-6:30 AM Eastern Time.^[3] The episodes are closed captioned.^[3] and broadcast weekly, though some air the show biweekly. The program is commonly aired on Saturdays and Sundays (7:00 AM-11:00 AM). The show is a popular choice for E/I programming among broadcasters and is aired on national TV channels like Escape.

References

^ Paen, Alex (2011). "FCC Requirements" (PDF). Telco Productions. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ "Missing - The official website of Telco Productions missing persons television series". usamissing.com.
^ ^a ^b Paen, Alex (September 3, 2019). "Broadcasters Information" (PDF). Telco Productions Inc. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

Official website
Missing at IMDb
Missing on Telco Productions Inc

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[1] Paen, Alex (2011). "FCC Requirements" (PDF). Telco Productions. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[2] "Missing - The official website of Telco Productions missing persons television series". usamissing.com.

[:0-3] Paen, Alex (September 3, 2019). "Broadcasters Information" (PDF). Telco Productions Inc. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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+Episodes are distributed using a satellite system and are aired on Wednesdays at 6:00 AM-6:30 AM [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telcoproductions.com/Missing/MS-info-yr-16-2018.pdf|title=Broadcasters Information|last=Paen|first=Alex|date=September 3, 2019|website=Telco Productions Inc|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> The episodes are [[Closed captioning|closed captioned]].<ref name=":0" /> and broadcast weekly, though some air the show biweekly. The program is commonly aired on Saturdays and Sundays (7:00 AM-11:00 AM). The show is a popular choice for [[E/I]] programming among broadcasters and is aired on national TV channels like [[Escape (TV network)|Escape]].
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