Sep 13 PBS NewsHour's Primetime Doc "Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis" Examines Lack of Affordable, Quality Child Care in America Monday, September 13 (Arlington, VA) -- PBS NewsHour's primetime documentary "Raising the Future: The Child Care Crisis" will air Tuesday, October 12th 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). The special will be hosted by PBS NewsHour's chief… Continue reading
Aug 16 PBS NewsHour Names Three New Reporters for its Communities Initiative Arlington, VA (August 16, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour today announced three new reporter hires to its cross-platform Communities Initiative, which was launched earlier this year. These new journalists will report from across the country as a part of the… Continue reading
Jul 27 PBS NewsHour Nominated for Four News & Documentary Emmy Awards ARLINGTON, VA (July 27, 2021) – PBS NewsHour today received four News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards will be presented during two virtual ceremonies – News categories on… Continue reading
Jul 08 PBS NewsHour Series "Raising the Future: America's Child Care Dilemma" Explores the Country's Broken Child Care System Arlington, VA (July 8, 2021) -- Beginning July 12 and airing over the course of that week, PBS NewsHour will broadcast "Raising the Future: America's Child Care Dilemma," a five-part series that takes an extensive look at America's child… Continue reading
Jul 06 PBS NewsHour Names Phil Maravilla PBS NewsHour West Senior Producer and Richard Coolidge Senior Managing Producer Arlington, VA (July 6, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just today named Phil Maravilla senior producer of PBS NewsHour West, its bureau at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, which is… Continue reading
Jun 24 PBS NewsHour Named Recipient of Two Peabody Awards Arlington, VA (June 24, 2021) -- This week, PBS NewsHour received two Peabody Awards for its global and economic coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its 2020 reporting on the desperate journey faced by migrants along the Darien… Continue reading
Jun 23 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs announces 2021 Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows at local PBS stations Arlington, Va. – PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) announces the selection of three talented aspiring journalists for summer fellowships at their local PBS stations: Delta Flores at South Florida PBS… Continue reading
Jun 17 Amna Nawaz Named Chief Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour Amna Nawaz. Photo credit: Tony Powell Arlington, VA (June 17, 2021) -- Amna Nawaz, who's served as PBS NewsHour's Senior National Correspondent and Primary Substitute Anchor since 2019, has been named… Continue reading
Jun 10 Judy Woodruff honored with Inaugural Peabody Award for Journalistic Integrity Arlington, VA (June 10, 2021) -- Peabody today announced that PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff has won the first ever Peabody Award for Journalistic Integrity. The award honors the sustained achievement of… Continue reading
May 18 PBS NewsHour Recognized with Two Webby People's Voice Awards Arlington, VA (May 18, 2021) — The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) today announced PBS NewsHour as the recipient of two Webby People's Voice Awards, for "What does health care cost around the world?" in the Websites… Continue reading