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Emergency Call | |
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Also known as | Emergency with Alex Paen |
Genre | Docudrama |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Alex Paen |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Network | Syndication |
Release | 1991 – 1998 |
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The series featured firefighters, police rescue teams, and other rescue personnel at work while in action and at home discussing their jobs. Actor Joseph Campanella was the program's first host, replaced in the second season by Ron Allen. In 1994, series producer Alex Paen become host. In 1996, the program was retitled Emergency with Alex Paen and the episodes that had aired with the other hosts were re-edited with Paen as the host. [1]
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