Sep 26 PBS NEWSHOUR LIVE coverage of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates PBS NewsHour's special election broadcast coverage continues with live coverage and post-debate analysis of the 2012 Presidential Debates on Oct. 3, 11, 16 and 22, 2012 from 9:00 pm EDT - 11:00 pm EDT. Judy Woodruff and Gwen… Continue reading
Sep 04 Updated PBS NEWSHOUR DNC Coverage In response to schedule changes at the DNC, PBS NEWSHOUR expands its convention coverage. Continue reading
Aug 13 Jim Lehrer to Moderate First National Presidential Debate in Denver, CO MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and the PBS NEWSHOUR are pleased to announce that the Commission on Presidential Debates has chosen Jim Lehrer to moderate the first national presidential debate on October, 3, 2012 in Denver, CO. In accepting the invitation, Jim Lehrer said he… Continue reading
Jul 17 PBS NewsHour Anchors Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill to Hold National Press Club Newsmaker Event: ELECTION 2012: THE VOTERS, THE ISSUES and THE POLITICS… Continue reading
Jun 21 PBS NEWSHOUR's Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will Co-anchor Live Prime Time 2012 Convention Coverage Expanded online coverage provides viewers with "all-access pass" to GOP and Democratic conventions… Continue reading
May 30 Multi-foundation effort generates $3.5 million in general support for PBS NEWSHOUR Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur, Packard, and Rockefeller Foundations join initiative… Continue reading
Apr 26 PBS NEWSHOUR names veteran multimedia journalist Tom Kennedy Managing Editor/Digital News (Arlington, VA) Tom Kennedy, an internationally known visual journalist and multimedia editor, has been tapped to lead the PBS NewsHour’s online news operations as Managing Editor/Digital News. Kennedy brings over 35 years of print and online journalism experience, including positions… Continue reading
Apr 19 Michael Rancilio to join MacNeil/Lehrer Productions Former New Republic Publisher will serve as Vice President, Development, and Chief Revenue Officer… Continue reading
Oct 27 Leading Media Executive Bo Jones to join MacNeil/Lehrer Productions as President and CEO Long-time Washington Post Executive will head company that produces the PBS Newshour effective Janua… Continue reading
Jun 08 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Presents: Checking In On Dropping Out Nationally, about 70 percent of U.S. students graduate on time with a regular diploma. For Hispanic and African American students, the proportion drops to about half. Sadly, over two million teenagers attend so-called “dropout factory” schools where only… Continue reading