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About William @WmBrangham

William Brangham is an award-winning correspondent, producer, and substitute anchor for the PBS News Hour.

Brangham was part of the News Hour team that won a 2022 Peabody Award for its coverage of guns and gun violence in America. His reporting that year culminated in the NewsHour documentary, “Ricochet: An American Trauma.”

Over the years, Brangham has also reported extensively on the climate crisis, covering the complexity and severity of the issue at everything from U.N. climate conferences to the glaciers of Antarctica. Brangham’s climate reporting has helped establish the News Hour as the clear leader in broadcast news. Among his many stories, his four-part series from Antarctica was nominated for a 2020 News & Documentary Emmy, and became the basis for the News Hour’s first ever podcast series, “The Last Continent.”

Brangham has also done considerable reporting on health, healthcare, and pandemics. In addition to playing a central role in the News Hour’s Covid-19 coverage, his multi-part series about the fight against influenza won the 2020 News & Documentary Emmy Award for “Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report.” His five-part series looking at why America has failed to achieve universal health care (when so many other nations have) was turned into another News Hour documentary: “Critical Care: America vs The World.”

In 2018, Brangham and the News Hour team produced an investigative series about sexual assault, rape, and retaliation within the U.S. Forest Service. The day after that series aired, the head of the Forest Service suddenly stepped down. This reporting won a 2019 News & Documentary Emmy Award for "Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast,” won a Webby Award, was nominated for a Peabody, and won the 2018 Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award.

In 2017, Brangham and his colleagues won another News & Documentary Emmy Award for their series "The End of AIDS?," which looked at the state of the global campaign against HIV. That series also received several other awards, including the National Academies of Sciences Communication Award.

Brangham’s reporting on the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015, where he followed Syrian families trying to cross from Hungary into Austria, was among the work cited when the News Hour won a Peabody that year for its ongoing series “Desperate Journey.”

When he is not out reporting in the field, Brangham is a regular interviewer on the News Hour, and is the substitute anchor for the program.

During his career, Brangham has also worked on video and television projects for The New York Times, ABC News, National Geographic and Frontline. Prior to joining the NewsHour, he was a producer and correspondent for Need to Know on PBS, and before that, on Bill Moyers Journal. Brangham worked on multiple Moyers' documentary series in the 1990s, and was a producer on the critically acclaimed magazine series Now with Bill Moyers in the early 2000s.

In 2014, he was an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Brangham and his wife live in Washington D.C. and have three children.

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William’s Recent Stories

Politics Jul 17

Ken Burns calls public media funding cuts ‘shortsighted,’ but vows ‘we will continue’

Congress is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to public media stations. William Brangham discussed the potential impact on PBS with one of the network's…

Politics Jul 17

Planned Parenthood CEO says blocking it from Medicaid funding is ‘devastating to patients’

Since President Trump signed his sweeping domestic policy bill into law, a key provision that prevents Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid funding has already been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. William Brangham discussed the legal challenge with Alexis…

Nation Jul 17

IRS to share personal data with immigration agents to aid deportation efforts

The Trump administration is giving personal data to immigration authorities to aid its crackdown. The AP reported ICE is getting access to Medicaid data and ProPublica found the IRS is building a program that would give immigration agents unprecedented access…

World Jul 16

Syria and Druze minority agree to new ceasefire after Israeli strikes on Damascus

Some Syrian military units are withdrawing from the southern city of Suwayda after days of deadly fighting. Secretary of State Rubio announced late Wednesday that all parties, including Israel, agreed to a ceasefire. But the day began with Israeli strikes…

Politics Jul 16

Rural public media at risk as Congress moves toward funding cut

Among the programs targeted for cuts in the White House rescissions package is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It's the independent nonprofit created by Congress to distribute federal funds to more than 1,500 noncommercial TV and radio stations. Tom Abbott…

Nation Jul 16

Canadian tourism to U.S. drops dramatically amid Trump’s harsh rhetoric

Canada sends more tourists to America than any other country. Last year, Canadians made over 20 million visits to the U.S. and spent more than $20 billion. But this year, many are avoiding U.S. travel. William Brangham reports.

Politics Jul 16

Idaho farmer calls for new look at immigration policy amid raids

President Trump’s immigration enforcement is being felt across the country. Arrests have gone up in every state and more than doubled in 38 states. The biggest increase is happening in Idaho, where ICE has made more than 300 arrests. Farmer…

Economy Jul 15

How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision

A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of President Trump’s tariffs. It will play into decisions by the Federal Reserve about when and whether to cut interest…

World Jul 15

Will Trump’s shift on arming Ukraine help end Russia’s invasion? Experts weigh in

In announcing a new weapons package for Ukraine and a ceasefire deadline for Putin, President Trump reversed his previous stance towards Russia’s invasion. But will the weapons have the intended effect for Ukraine, or does the deadline give Russia weeks…

Politics Jul 15

Projects bringing water to drought-ridden land could end with USAID’s dismantling

As the Trump administration ends USAID's mission, a project to bring water to drought-ridden lands is now in peril. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham and producer Molly Knight Raskin traveled to a community in central Kenya to…

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