May 20 Lester Crystal, President of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, to retire in August 2010 By PBS News Hour (Arlington, VA) May 20, 2010 – Lester Crystal will retire as President of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions on August 31, 2010. Crystal, whose distinguished career in broadcast journalism spans 53 years, will continue to serve as Senior Advisor to the company through… Continue reading
Apr 05 PBS NewsHour Marks Tax Week with a Series Examining American Attitudes Toward Government Spending By PBS News Hour Beginning Monday, April 12 the PBS NEWSHOUR will launch a five-night series of reports and discussions from Tampa, Florida exploring what people think about government and its stewardship of their tax dollars. The series continues each night through Friday, April… Continue reading
Apr 05 “Patchwork nation” Receives $450,000 Knight Foundation Grant for Coverage for 2010 Elections By PBS News Hour PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION WITH PBS NEWSHOUR, POLITICO, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR AND WNYC RADIO (Arlington, VA – April 1, 2010) The PBS NEWSHOUR announced today that it has received a grant of $450,000 from the Knight Foundation. The grant will… Continue reading
Feb 18 New Research Confirms PBS the Most Trusted and Unbiased Source for News By PBS News Hour New Research Confirms PBS the Most Trusted and Unbiased Source for News Ahead of FOX News Channel, CNN and Other Networks… Continue reading
Dec 21 PBS NewsHour Finds Strong Success Following December 7 Rebranding and Re-launch By PBS News Hour Viewers, Online Visitors, and Public Media Community Share Positive Response to Revamped Program and website (Washington, D.C.) December 21, 2009 – Following a December 7th rebranding and re-launch, the PBS NewsHour has received a solid reception across all media… Continue reading
Nov 30 PBS NewsHour and GlobalPost Announce News Gathering Partnership By PBS News Hour GLOBALPOST TO PROVIDE REGULAR INTERNATIONAL REPORTING TO THE PBS NEWSHOUR AS PART OF INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION ARLINGTON, VA – As part of its efforts to lead the way in the presentation of thoughtful and in-depth international journalism, The NewsHour with Jim… Continue reading
Nov 23 Hari Sreenivasan Joins PBS NewsHour to Provide On-air and Online Reporting By PBS News Hour ARLINGTON, VA, – CBS News Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan is joining the staff of the PBS NewsHour and will play a key role in bridging its broadcast and digital platforms when it succeeds The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on Monday, December 7. He will report and… Continue reading
Jul 17 Jim Lehrer to Interview President Barack Obama By PBS News Hour Media Advisory President Barack Obama discusses healthcare and the economy in an extended newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer Monday, July 20, 2009 Jim Lehrer will join President Barack Obama at the White House Monday, for an extended interview to discuss… Continue reading
Jul 09 Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke Takes Question on the Economy in NewsHour Forum By PBS News Hour JIM LEHRER MODERATES A ONE-HOUR FORUM – WITH A STUDIO AUDIENCE AND ONLINE PARTICIPATION – ON SUNDAY, JULY 26, AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY Is the economy gaining sufficient strength, in the wake of last year’s… Continue reading
Jul 07 PBS Provides Full Coverage of Senate Confirmation Hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor By PBS News Hour Legal analysis by Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal Live streaming video of the hearings available at newshour.pbs.org PBS will provide full coverage of the Senate Confirmation Hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor expected to begin July… Continue reading