Mar 24 Terrence McNally, lauded American playwright, dies at 81 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 09 Max von Sydow, ‘Exorcist’ actor and Bergman film collaborator, dies at age 90 By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor who played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 90. He was known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. Continue reading
Feb 28 Pioneering theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson dies at 96 By Justin Stabley In popular culture, Dyson is most famous for his thought experiments on space travel and future civilizations. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Jim Lehrer’s life celebrated in memorial service By Courtney Norris Family members, friends and our PBS NewsHour family -- past and present -- said goodbye to co-founder Jim Lehrer on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Gwen Ifill honored in Forever stamp dedication ceremony By Joshua Barajas The late NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill is being commemorated by the U.S. Postal Service with a Forever stamp this year. USPS will celebrate the release of the stamp in a dedication ceremony on Thursday at a Washington, D.C., church that… Continue reading
Jan 27 Remembrance: Jim Lehrer was a mentor until the end By Mike Melia We often refer to the "NewsHour family." Jim was our founding father. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 7:03 The NewsHour family remembers Jim Lehrer By Lorna Baldwin As we continue to grieve the loss of our co-founder and former anchor, Jim Lehrer, we close with the voices of our staff, past and present, and NewsHour family. Jim touched so many lives and leaves an indelible imprint on… Continue watching
Jan 24 Jim Lehrer, in his own words By Laura Santhanam, Joshua Barajas He offered viewers the chance to hear different sides and find common ground, and over the years he offered insight into his philosophy. Continue reading
Jan 24 How Jim Lehrer’s colleagues remember his life and legacy By Gretchen Frazee For those who worked with Jim Lehrer, his legacy is deeply personal. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 15:44 The extraordinary legacy and unique voice of Jim Lehrer It is impossible to quantify Jim Lehrer’s influence on this news program, American journalism, presidential debates or the lives of so many of us. He was an extraordinary journalist, writer, collaborator and friend. Robert MacNeil, Lehrer’s NewsHour co-founder, longtime Lehrer… Continue watching