The Online NewsHour: The NewsHour's 30th Anniversary | PBS



				Aired Oct. 20, 2005 MacNeil, Lehrer Reflect on 30 Years

				Robert MacNeil joins Jim Lehrer to mark the 30th anniversary of their program and to discuss the journalism the two have practiced and the evolution of television news since the program went on the air in 1975 as the Robert MacNeil Report.



				Aired Oct. 31, 2005 After the Fall of a Soldier The NewsHour returns to the town of Dwight, Neb. more than 20 years after it buried a Marine killed in Beirut.


					International Attack Sparks Small Town Tragedy - Aired Nov. 7, 1983



				Aired Oct. 27, 2005 Town Struggles Amid Steel Industry Crisis A West Virginia community continues to work through the pressures caused by a struggling steel industry.


					Steel Industry, Town Face New Crisis - Aired March 16, 1999 A Year After the Buyout, Workers Worry - Aired Sept. 26, 1984 Steelworkers Weigh Buyout - Aired Sept. 23, 1983



				Aired Oct. 26, 2005 Immigration Impacts Towns North and South of Border For those whose families entered the U.S. illegally, life in America presents challenges and opportunities.


					Family, Cultural Ties Illegal Immigrants to Home Country - Aired May 18, 1993



				Aired Oct. 25, 2005 Autaugaville in the Wake of NAFTA Paul Solman returns to the broom factory in Autaugaville, Ala. to see how free trade has impacted the town.


					The Winners and Losers in NAFTA - Aired Nov. 2, 1993



				Aired Oct. 24, 2005 The Resurrection of Silicon Valley Spencer Michels reports on the roller coaster economics that have marked the the dot com world.


					Job Losses Continue in Dot Com World - Aired May 4, 2001 The Dot Com Bubble Bursts - Aired July 7, 2000 The Growth of the Microchip Industry - Aired Jan. 1, 1993



				Aired Oct. 20, 1995 MacNeil Departs the NewsHour The NewsHour honors Robert MacNeil on his last night as co-anchor of the program.

				Aired Oct. 20, 2000 NewsHour Marks 25 Years On the 25th anniversary of the program, MacNeil and Lehrer discussed the state of the program and journalism.

30th Anniversary Press Release Download PDF


		1973		Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer team up to anchor PBS' Emmy-winning coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings.
		1975		The Robert MacNeil Report is launched with Lehrer as Washington correspondent. A year later the program's title is changed to The MacNeil/Lehrer Report.
		1983		The program expands to one hour, the first one-hour nightly newscast.
		1984		Roger Rosenblatt becomes the first NewsHour essayist.
		1988		David Gergen and Mark Shields provide weekly political analysis, launching a Friday night institution.
		1991		MacNeil and Lehrer are named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
		1992		In partnership with NBC, The NewsHour provides gavel-to-gavel political convention coverage.
		1993		Senior Correspondent Margaret Warner joins The NewsHour.
		1995		MacNeil leaves the broadcast to pursue other projects. The program becomes The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
		1996		The program's Web component, Online NewsHour, is launched.
		1998		The Media and Health reporting units are created.
		1999		Gwen Ifill and Ray Suarez join the NewsHour as senior correspondents. Jim Lehrer is presented the National Humanities Medal by President Clinton.
		2001		MacNeil returns to help report on the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
		2003		The Science Reporting Unit is created.
		2004		Lehrer is selected to moderate his 10th presidential debate. Ifill is selected to moderate the vice presidential debate.
		2005		Jeffrey Brown is named a senior correspondent. The NewsHour begins podcasting.