to answer boldly or impudently
to conduct a telephone dialogue for immediate transmission over the air
television radio a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme
a broadcast telephone dialogue
( as modifier )
a talkback show
Noun use of verb phrase talk back
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In a talk-back at the end of the show, Ullett admitted that he quite liked Berkoff, ornery though he was, and that he respected Friedkin’s stature as one of the great film directors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
The theater that had hosted the talk-back sent out a new email beginning “I am happy to report that the attendee who came into contact with COVID-19 has tested NEGATIVE. This is wonderful news.”
From Slate • May 8, 2020
“As soon as the ball dropped, I said to Lance on the talk-back switch, ‘I’m not saying anything for a long time.’
From Golf Digest • Apr. 22, 2019
Radio hosts had invited audience questions and comments in the past, but there was something novel about the freewheeling nature of the talk-back format, and Mazer’s show quickly caught on.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018
We screened many of his films and documentaries over the years and he always showed up for the talk-back, accessible, down to earth, warm.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017
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