''Your Esso Reporter'' was an American

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bulletin, sponsored by

Standard Oil of New Jersey ExxonMobil, an American multinational oil and gas corporation presently based out of Texas, has had one of the longest histories of any company in its industry. A direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the company traces its roo ...

under the

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brand. The five-minute program was aired since 1935 four times a day on radio stations in cities in the United States where Esso operated. The program also had a televised version, being aired on

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in 1947 and on

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from July to September 1951''.'' The news format was exported to other Latin American countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. The news pieces were provided by the

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agency.

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