Jim Lehrer

May 13, 2011

Robert MacNeil on Jim Lehrer's 'Stealth' Exit

Jim Lehrer's 'Super' Office Tour
April 16, 2010
I remember walking into Jim Lehrer's office for the first time last summer for my job interview and no amount of preparation could have readied me for the enormous collection of intriguing and distracting bus memorabilia in there.
Another Chapter Begins for NewsHour
Dec. 4, 2009
On the final night of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, the anchor looks back at the show's 34-year history and ahead to the new PBS NewsHour.
'I Am Not in the Entertainment Business' and Rules of MacNeil/Lehrer Journalism
Dec. 4, 2009
Signing off of Friday's broadcast, Jim Lehrer outlined the journalistic mindset that has driven the program for 34 years and will continue to guide it when its fifth iteration relaunches Monday as the PBS NewsHour.
The NewsHour Turns 30
Oct. 20, 2005
In a 30th anniversary special, NewsHour host Jim Lehrer interviews his founding partner Robert MacNeil about the history of the program.
Silver Anniversary of the NewsHour
Oct. 20, 2000
Jim Lehrer talks with Robert MacNeil as they mark the 25th anniversary of the first broadcast of The Robert MacNeil Report -- the program that would evolve into The NewsHour.
A Tribute to Robert MacNeil
Oct. 20, 1995
After 20 years on the air together, Jim Lehrer discusses the past and the future with Robert MacNeil as MacNeil prepares to leave the NewsHour.

Jim Lehrer: The Video Highlights

May 13, 2011

Jim Lehrer announced this week that he's stepping back from daily anchor and co-anchor duties on the PBS NewsHour - so we decided to take a look back at some highlights from his 52 years in journalism and his time at the NewsHour in a special video mash-up.

Jim Lehrer's Official Bio: 52 Years in Journalism

May 12, 2011

Jim Lehrer's Changing Role: Leave Your Reflections, Favorite Moments

May 12, 2011

Jim Lehrer Stepping Down From Regular Anchor Role on PBS NewsHour

May 12, 2011

Jim Lehrer has announced that he is taking another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring our daily public television news broadcast.