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
Jan 23 How Jim Lehrer is being remembered Politicians, fellow journalists and friends are remembering Jim Lehrer, NewsHour co-founder and longtime executive editor and anchor, as a legendary journalist. Continue reading
Jan 22 Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died at age 77 after suffering from dementia. Continue reading
Jan 09 Buck Henry, writer-actor who helped pen ‘The Graduate,’ dies at 89 By Associated Press Henry was an established film and television writer who became widely recognizable during the early years of “Saturday Night Live.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 ‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies at age 52 By Associated Press Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling “Prozac Nation” made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Continue reading