Feb 21 PBS NewsHour Senior Executive Producer Sara Just Names Washington Week and NewsHour Weekend EPs Monday, February 21 (Arlington, VA) – NewsHour Productions senior executive producer Sara Just today named Rachel Wellford executive producer of PBS NewsHour Weekend and Stephanie Kotuby executive producer of Washington Week. PBS's nightly news flagship took over production of Washington… Continue reading
Jan 03 PBS NewsHour's Coverage Plans for the First Anniversary of January 6 Beginning on Monday, January 3 and throughout this week, PBS NewsHour will cover the impacts and fallout of the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Monday, January 3 Anchor and Managing Editor Judy Woodruff will interview Sandra Garza, girlfriend of… Continue reading
Dec 17 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs to host 'Our New Normal' special exploring key education issues PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will host "Our New Normal: How Teens are Redefining School Life," an hour-long event on PBS NewsHour's YouTube channel o… Continue reading
Nov 22 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) receives funding from the Google News Lab to explore media literacy through storytelling across generations November 22, 2021 Arlington, Va.— PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has been named the recipient of funding from the Google News Lab to further its efforts to bridge generational digital divides and strengthen media literacy. Continue reading
Nov 18 Geoff Bennett to Join PBS NewsHour as Chief Washington Correspondent and WETA to Assume Production of PBS NewsHour Weekend in April with Bennett as Anchor Photo Credit: Mike Morgan Arlington, VA (November 18, 2021) – Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and C.E.O. of WETA and President of NewsHour Productions, L.L.C., today announced that Geoff Bennett will join PBS NewsHour as Chief Washington Correspondent on January 3, 2022, and will anchor… Continue reading
Nov 03 Lisa Desjardins Named Recipient of the NPF Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress Arlington, VA (November 3, 2021) — The National Press Foundation (NPF) today announced that PBS NewsHour's Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins has been awarded the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress for her reporting during… Continue reading
Oct 27 PBS NewsHour Examines Challenges Individuals Face After Incarceration with "Searching for Justice: Life After Prison" Series Arlington, VA (October 27, 2021)— Beginning on Monday, November 15th and airing over the course of that week, PBS NewsHour will broadcast a five-part series, "Searching for Justice: Life After Prison". With support from The Kendeda Fund, NewsHour will look… Continue reading
Oct 08 Lisa Desjardins Named Recipient of the RTCA Joan S. Barone Award for Excellence in Journalism Arlington, VA (October 8, 2021) -- The Radio & Television Correspondents' Association (RTCA) today announced that PBS NewsHour's Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins has been awarded the 37th annual Joan S. Barone Award for her reporting during and after… Continue reading
Oct 01 PBS NewsHour Names Nicole Ellis Digital Anchor Arlington, VA (October 1, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just today named Nicole Ellis the program's first digital anchor, where she will serve as the dedicated lead anchor for digital video, including anchoring pre- and post-shows and hosting… Continue reading
Sep 29 PBS NewsHour's "Desperate Journey" Named News & Documentary Emmy Award Recipient Arlington, VA (September 29, 2021)-- PBS NewsHour's series "Desperate Journey" was named the recipient of the News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast. NewsHour's Vice President of Operations Matt Speiser was… Continue reading