May 12 PBS NewsHour Named Recipient of Two Headliner Awards PBS NewsHour today received two National Headliner awards, including: 1st Place and Best in Show for its 2020 reporting on the desperate journey faced by migrants along the Darien Gap; 1st Place in the Broadcast, Television Networks, Cable Networks… Continue reading
May 04 PBS NewsHour's Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic and from the Darien Gap Named Peabody Award Nominees ARLINGTON, VA (May 4, 2021) — PBS NewsHour today received two Peabody Award nominations for its global and economic coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its 2020 reporting on the desperate journey faced… Continue reading
May 04 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs to host special highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on education Arlington, VA (Tuesday, May 4, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will host "Disrupted: How COVID changed Education", a one-hour live event on PBS NewsHour's YouTube channel on Tuesday,… Continue reading
Mar 18 PBS NewsHour Launches Local Community Reporting Initiative Arlington, VA (Thursday, March 18, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour today announced the launch of The Communities Initiative, a project to expand the scope and reach of its journalism and news team. The new reporting project will hire journalists with deep knowledge… Continue reading
Mar 15 PBS NewsHour's "Critical Care: America vs. the World" to Explore Health Care Systems Around the World Amid Pandemic ARLINGTON, VA (March 15, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour's "Critical Care: America vs. the World" will air on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 10:00 – 11:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). Despite recent… Continue reading
Mar 10 PBS NewsHour to Offer Live Coverage of President Joe Biden's First Primetime Address to the Nation ARLINGTON, VA (March 10, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour will offer live coverage of President Joe Biden's first primetime address to the nation - to coincide with the anniversary of the official declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. "President Biden… Continue reading
Mar 10 PBS NewsHour Named a Finalist for NIHCM Foundation's Television and Radio Journalism Award ARLINGTON, VA (March 10, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour was named a finalist for the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation's 14th Annual Television and Radio Journalism Award for its reporting on… Continue reading
Mar 09 PBS NewsHour Names Talesha Reynolds Senior Content and Special Projects Producer ARLINGTON, VA (March 9, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just today named Talesha Reynolds the nightly news broadcast's senior content and special projects producer. Reynolds joins the NewsHour from NBC News where for the last eight years she… Continue reading
Mar 05 Beyond the CANVAS Returns to PBS for a Second Season ARLINGTON, VA (March 5, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour's arts and culture series "Beyond the CANVAS" will return for a second season on PBS on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 9:30 pm ET (check local listings). Hosted by… Continue reading
Jan 28 "The Second Trump Impeachment Trial, A PBS NewsHour Special" to Air on PBS ARLINGTON, VA (Updated January 29, 2021) -- PBS NewsHour will broadcast "The Second Trump Impeachment Trial, A PBS NewsHour Special" beginning at 1:00 pm ET on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, and going forward as proceedings take place. The special live… Continue reading