In the News is a series of two-minute televised video segments that summarized topical news stories for children and pre-teens. The segments were broadcast in the United States on the CBS television network from 1971 until 1986, between Saturday morning animated cartoon programs, alongside features like Schoolhouse Rock! and One to Grow On, which aired on competing networks ABC and NBC, respectively. NBC also produced a competing segment called Ask NBC News. The "micro-series" (as it would be labeled today) had its genesis in a series of animated interstitials produced by CBS and Hanna-Barbera Productions called In the Know, featuring Josie and the Pussycats narrating educational news segments tailored for children. This was eventually metamorphosed into a more live-action-oriented micro-series produced solely by CBS' news division. On occasion, a special mini-documentary segment, In the Future, was presented, examining events and technology that may exist in the near future. CBS News journalists Christopher Glenn, Doug Poling, and Gary Shepard narrated the segments. Through the early 1980s, they were generally preceded by an animated bumper featuring a character from one of CBS' Saturday morning programs (such as Popeye, Mighty Mouse, or Bugs Bunny) announcing, "And now, another interesting story that's In the News!". It was also often included in the announcement during a show's bumper; "...will return after In the News and these messages."