in february of that year, frost was replaced as main anchor by bill o'reilly. by then, the program had shifted towards a mix of tabloid crime stories, investigations and celebrity gossip. in point of fact, "inside edition" was one of the original "big three" tabloid-style newsmagazines of the early 1990s on american television – alongside "a current affair" and "hard copy" – which fiercely competed with each other in syndication during that period (and is the only one that remains on the air). in addition to being one of the first american broadcasters to cover the dismantling of the berlin wall, o'reilly obtained the first exclusive interview with murderer joel steinberg and was the first television host from a national current affairs program on the scene of the 1992 los angeles riots.