Jan 24 Watch 11:33 Brooks and Tumulty on Senate impeachment trial and Jim Lehrer New York Times columnist David Brooks and The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how effective House impeachment managers are at making the case for President Trump’s removal, the latest 2020 campaign… Continue watching
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 23 Remembering Jim Lehrer By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer, a giant in journalism known for his tenacity and dedication to simply delivering the news, died Thursday at the age of 85. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 10:57 Jim Lehrer remembers ‘authentic’ underdog Ross Perot In the 1992 U.S. presidential election, Texas billionaire Ross Perot earned 19 percent of the popular vote, making him the most successful third-party candidate since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. Perot died Tuesday at age 89 from leukemia. To remember him,… Continue watching
Nov 03 WATCH: The Public Broadcasting Act turns 50. What’s changed? By Erica R. Hendry The Library of Congress and Boston public broadcaster WGBH are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the public broadcasting act with a series of panels, including one on news that features PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, former anchor and executive editor Jim… Continue reading
May 24 Al Vecchione, first executive producer of ‘The MacNeil/Lehrer Report,’ dies at 86 By Joshua Barajas For seven years, Vecchione helmed the “Report,” and then , in 1983, he helped oversee the show’s transition as it doubled its length from a half hour to a full 60 minutes. Renamed "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour," the extra time allowed… Continue reading