Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jim Lehrer, a longtime PBS NewsHour anchor and co-founder, has passed away at the age of 85. NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff announced Thursday that Lehrer died ...
PBS announced today that it plans to overhaul The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer for the 21st century, by instituting some changes to better coordinate the show’s TV and online presence. It’ll also overhaul ...
The parent company of “PBS NewsHour” is seeking to turn over ownership of public television’s flagship newscast to Washington, D.C.-area public station WETA, according to The Washington Post. The ...