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About Judy @judywoodruff

Judy Woodruff is a senior correspondent and the former anchor and managing editor of the PBS News Hour. She has covered politics and other news for five decades at NBC, CNN and PBS.

At PBS from 1983 to 1993, she was the chief Washington correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. From 1984 – 1990, she also anchored PBS' award-winning documentary series, "Frontline with Judy Woodruff." Moving to CNN in 1993, she served as anchor and senior correspondent for 12 years; among other duties, she anchored the weekday program "Inside Politics." She returned to the News Hour in 2007, and in 2013, she and the late Gwen Ifill were named the first two women to co-anchor a national news broadcast. After Ifill's death, Woodruff was named sole anchor.

In 2011, Judy was the anchor and reporter for the PBS documentary "Nancy Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime." And in 2007, she completed an extensive project on the views of young Americans, titled "Generation Next: Speak Up. Be Heard." Two hour-long documentaries aired on PBS, along with a series of reports on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, in USA Today and on Yahoo News.

From 2006 – 2013, Judy anchored a monthly program for Bloomberg Television, "Conversations with Judy Woodruff." In 2006, she was a visiting professor at Duke University's Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. In 2005, she was a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

At NBC News, Woodruff was White House correspondent from 1977 to 1982. For one year after that she served as NBC's Today Show chief Washington correspondent. She wrote the book, This is Judy Woodruff at the White House, published in 1982 by Addison-Wesley. Her reporting career began in Atlanta, Georgia, where she covered state and local government.

Woodruff is a founding co-chair of the International Women's Media Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting and encouraging women in journalism and communication industries worldwide. She serves on the boards of trustee of the Freedom Forum, The Duke Endowment and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and is a director of Public Radio International and the National Association to End Homelessness. She is a former member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, a former director of the National Museum of American History and a former trustee of the Urban Institute.

Judy is a graduate of Duke University, where she is a trustee emerita.

She is the recent recipient of an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the Radcliffe Medal, the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism, the Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University.

She is the recipient of more than 25 honorary degrees.

Judy lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, journalist Al Hunt, and they are the parents of three children: Jeffrey, Benjamin and Lauren.

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Judy’s Recent Stories

Nation Jun 29

Promo: In Pursuit of Happiness with Judy Woodruff

Join PBS News' Judy Woodruff on a limited six-episode journey this summer as our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. She'll explore the stories behind the milestones of American history and look at some of the culture, places and ideas that…

Nation Jun 29

In Pursuit of Happiness with Judy Woodruff

Join PBS News' Judy Woodruff on a limited six-episode journey this summer as our nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. She'll explore the stories behind the milestones of American history and look at some of the culture, places and ideas that…

Arts Jun 24

Walter Isaacson on what he calls 'The Greatest Sentence Ever Written'

Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, author Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a single sentence in the Declaration of Independence. Judy Woodruff spoke with Isaacson about the enduring power of those words and his new book, "The Greatest Sentence…

Nation Jun 22

3 things I've learned talking with Americans about the country's 250th birthday

PBS News' Judy Woodruff set out to talk to a cross-section of people across the country to understand what it means to be an American at the two-and-a-half-century mark.

Nation Jun 10

America's 250th anniversary revives questions about religion and the founders

As the nation nears its 250th anniversary next month, Judy Woodruff reports on how old questions about faith and the founding are once again being pushed to the forefront. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads.

Nation May 25

Ohio volunteers locate and honor graves of Revolutionary War veterans

Memorial Day was first established in the aftermath of the Civil War, but has become a day to mark all those who died serving in the military. As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, Judy Woodruff reports on a local…

Nation May 13

The overlooked history of Asian Americans and the struggle for belonging

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing demographic group in the U.S., but across American history, their stories and the discrimination they faced have often been overlooked. For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff looks at how that past continues…

Arts May 06

Remembering the life and legacy of visionary CNN founder Ted Turner

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. A risk-taking entrepreneur known for his outspoken style, Turner revolutionized how billions across the world consumed the news and created the first 24-hour news network. Judy…

Nation Apr 29

The local communities hoping America's 250th birthday will help bridge divides

This summer, many of the celebrations for America’s 250th birthday will be grand in scope. But in communities across the country, smaller celebrations are also taking place, hoping to use some of the year’s patriotic energy to engage neighbors and…

Health Apr 27

New focus on autism fuels debate over splitting the spectrum

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to investigate what he characterized as its environmental causes. It struck a nerve in the autism community and reignited debates about whether the…

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