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
May 22 PBS NEWSHOUR's Judy Woodruff to Moderate Des Moines Register Presidential Debate Des Moines, IA– The Des Moines Register will hold a Republican presidential candidate debate on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The Des Moines Register will partner with PBS NEWSHOUR, Iowa Public Television, Google and YouTube for this independent debate. The debate… Continue reading
May 12 Jim Lehrer Stepping Down from Regular Anchor Role on PBS NewsHour ARLINGTON, VA -- Jim Lehrer said today that he will take another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring the daily public television news broadcast known now as the PBS NEWSHOUR. He said, effective June 6, he… Continue reading
Apr 27 PBS NEWSHOUR announces "You Talk to Endeavour" By PBS News Hour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien to moderate LIVE interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew - scheduled for Monday, May 2 at 2:15 p.m. ET Google, YouTube and the PBS NEWSHOUR are pleased to announce that they are teaming up… Continue reading
Apr 04 Jim Lehrer named recipient of the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award By PBS News Hour PBS NEWSHOUR is proud to announce that Jim Lehrer has been named this year's recipient of the National Press Club's prestigious Fourth Estate Award for career achievement. Citing Lehrer's ability to remain "the true voice of reason, balance and fairness,"… Continue reading
Mar 29 Robert MacNeil returns to PBS NEWSHOUR to report on Autism Now By PBS News Hour ARLINGTON, VA (March 29, 2011) - Autism - it's a developmental disorder that has become increasingly prevalent, affecting 1 out of 110 American children. Despite years of study, little is known about its cause and access to treatment varies. Meanwhile, hundreds… Continue reading