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USA TODAY's Robert Bianco previews the television lineup for Thursday, August 5, with Jon Stewart's final 'Daily Show' USA TODAY
The current set of "The Daily Show" will be donated to the Newseum in Washington, D.C. after its popular host, Jon Stewart, airs his last show on Aug. 6.
"We are thrilled to accept the donation of these artifacts to the Newseum collection," said Cathy Trost, Newseum's senior vice president of exhibits and programs, in a statement. "They are part of America's cultural and media history, telling an important story about how political satire and news as humor made 'The Daily Show' a trusted news source for a generation."
Stewart began hosting the faux-news show on Comedy Channel in 1999 and helped transformed it into a hypocrisy-puncturing program that analyzes and ridicules politicians, journalists and other public figures. In February, he announced his plans to leave the show to pursue other opportunities.
The Newseum, located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., is a museum of news and journalism, whose exhibits include pieces of the Berlin Wall and the front pages of newspapers worldwide.
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