By — Dan Cooney Dan Cooney By — Vanessa Dennis Vanessa Dennis Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/share-your-memories-and-thoughts-about-robert-macneil Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share your memories and thoughts about Robert MacNeil Nation Apr 12, 2024 2:50 PM EDT Robert MacNeil, a journalist and co-founder of the show that would eventually become the NewsHour on PBS, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at the age of 93. Read More: Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93 Following their Emmy-winning, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings on PBS, MacNeil and Jim Lehrer teamed up to create the show that is now known as the PBS NewsHour. As co-anchor of the show with Lehrer until 1995, he guided millions through extraordinary national and international news events on a program known for its no-nonsense, civil tone and depth. Do you have memories or thoughts about Robert MacNeil to share with our PBS NewsHour staff? Submit them below. We are collecting them to be shared with his family and friends, and possibly to be used on air or online. Online Form – Remembering Robert MacNeil We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Dan Cooney Dan Cooney Dan Cooney is the PBS NewsHour's Social Media Producer/Coordinator. @IAmDanCooney By — Vanessa Dennis Vanessa Dennis @vanessadennis
Robert MacNeil, a journalist and co-founder of the show that would eventually become the NewsHour on PBS, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at the age of 93. Read More: Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93 Following their Emmy-winning, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings on PBS, MacNeil and Jim Lehrer teamed up to create the show that is now known as the PBS NewsHour. As co-anchor of the show with Lehrer until 1995, he guided millions through extraordinary national and international news events on a program known for its no-nonsense, civil tone and depth. Do you have memories or thoughts about Robert MacNeil to share with our PBS NewsHour staff? Submit them below. We are collecting them to be shared with his family and friends, and possibly to be used on air or online. Online Form – Remembering Robert MacNeil We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now