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Nation Oct 20

10 major moments from 50 years of PBS News

By Hannah Grabenstein

Nation Oct 20

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As PBS News turns 50, longtime viewers share what the show has meant to them

To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work online and across social media, has helped shape their lives.

By Joshua Barajas

Nation Oct 20

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WATCH: 50 years of PBS News in just 3 minutes

Here’s a major moment from every year we’ve been on air.

By Julia Griffin, Tim McPhillips, Dan Cooney

Nation Apr 17

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NewsHour viewers remember Robert MacNeil

Here’s how viewers and former colleagues are remembering Robert MacNeil's life and legacy.

By Steff Staples, Dan Cooney

Politics May 17

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What the Senate Watergate hearings showed about America

The hearings, which started in May 1973, led to several historic moments — and the resignation of an American president a year later.

By Dan Cooney

May 11

WATCH: Judy Woodruff on journalism ethics in a time of crisis | UVA’s Jim Lehrer Lecture

By News Desk

Woodruff will discuss Lehrer's journalistic legacy and how she has led the NewsHour, as anchor and managing editor, through challenging times ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the devastating war in…

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Jun 24

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Les Crystal’s NewsHour legacy as a great boss and a friend

Les Crystal was a man at the heart of the NewsHour family. After a 20-year career at NBC, Les joined Jim Lehrer and Robin MacNeil in 1983, overseeing the transformation of the MacNeil/Lehrer Report into the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour -- the…

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Jan 31

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Saying goodbye: tributes to Jim Lehrer from those who knew and loved him best

On Friday, family, friends and the NewsHour community -- both past and present -- said goodbye to one of our co-founders. Jim Lehrer, who died January 23 at the age of 85, was honored with a ceremony at the National…

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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.

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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.

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