WASHINGTON D.C. (Feb. 21, 2019) — PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson was named recipient of the George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting, administered by Long Island University, for her groundbreaking coverage of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Ferguson’s…
Washington, DC (February 3, 2019) — PBS NewsHour will produce a prime time special broadcast for President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 9 – 11:30pm ET. Managing editor Judy Woodruff will anchor the broadcast, with correspondents Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa…
Washington, DC (January 15, 2019) — Americans have been bombarded with reports of a democracy in decline, intensified recently by the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. Ideological divisions and partisanship have further diminished an already historically low trust…
Washington, D.C. (January 7, 2019) — As part of its effort to vastly expand and transform the PBS NewsHour online with the addition of nine new full-time positions, executive producer and WETA SVP Sara Just announces the hires of James…
Washington, DC (December 11, 2018) — PBS NewsHour’s two-part reporting series – produced in partnership with Reveal and the Associated Press – today was named a recipient of a duPont-Columbia Silver Baton for “Kept Out,” a Reveal/Associated Press/PRX/PBS NewsHour investigative reporting partnership…
Washington, DC (December 3, 2018) — PBS NewsHour will continue its coverage on the life and legacy of President George H.W. Bush on broadcast, online and on social through the end of this week, including live at 10am ET on PBS…
Washington, D.C. (November 1, 2018) — Teen reporters from PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL) reveal the issues that matter most to young voters in the new series,…
Washington, DC (October 25, 2018) — PBS NewsHour will present live coverage of the 2018 Midterm Elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 starting at 8pm ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). The special broadcast will be anchored by managing…
Washington, DC (October 25, 2018) — On Monday, October 29, eight days prior to the 2018 Midterm Elections, PBS NewsHour will air a special broadcast, “Battleground: Florida,” to be anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff in Tampa, with PBS NewsHour’s White…
Friday, September 28, 2018 (Washington, DC) — PBS NewsHour will premiere That Moment When on October 2, a new weekly series produced exclusively for Facebook Watch that tells the behind-the-scenes stories of successful people – some of whom you will…
