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James Charles Lehrer (/ ˈ l ɛər ə / LAIR-ə; [1] May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. [2] He was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS News Hour on PBS and was known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns, moderating twelve presidential debates between 1988 and 2012.
Jim Lehrer founded "NewsHour" alongside Robert MacNeil in 1975 and anchored the program for 36 years. Jim Lehrer dead at 85; PBS journalist anchored 'NewsHour' for 36 years [Video] Skip to main ...
Jim Lehrer, Longtime Host of PBS ‘NewsHour,’ Dies at 85
Lehner died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to PBS. He had suffered a heart attack in 1983 and more recently, had undergone heart valve surgery in April 2008.
Teamed with Jim Lehrer, the two broadcast and analysed some 250 hours of the hearings in all, sometimes late into the night. [1] This coverage helped lead to and inspire his most famous role, when he joined Lehrer in 1976 to create the PBS daily evening news program The Robert MacNeil Report , later renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer Report and then ...
Jim Lehrer, author and anchor of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS; was a Times Herald reporter at the time of John F. Kennedy assassination; Margaret Mayer, who as chief of the Dallas Times-Herald's Washington bureau became one of the first women to hold such a position. Scott Monserud, sports editor, Denver Post
MacNeil is the founding anchor of "PBS NewsHour," which he launched as "The Robert MacNeil Report." He also covered the JFK assassination for NBC.
Elizabeth E. Brackett (née Everett; [1] December 11, 1941 – June 17, 2018) was an American journalist and political figure and writer. She was known for hosting WTTW's Chicago Tonight program, and also worked as a correspondent for PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.