Arts Oct 24 A look at 50 years of the News Hour By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson, Jenna Bloom, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako
Nation Oct 20 10 major moments from 50 years of PBS News Relive half a century of PBS News history through these big moments. By Hannah Grabenstein
Nation Oct 20 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 Apr 17 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
Nation Apr 12 Watch 13:02 Renowned journalist and NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil dies at 93 Robert MacNeil died Friday morning at the age of 93. He was the visionary and driving force in the creation of the institution that, with Jim Lehrer, became the NewsHour. Jeffrey Brown looks back at his life and legacy. By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Apr 12 Watch 9:06 Robert MacNeil’s colleagues and friends remember his life and legacy Former colleagues of NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil joined to reflect on his life and career after his death at the age of 93. Judy Woodruff, Jeffrey Brown and former executive producer Linda Winslow worked with MacNeil over many years and… Continue watching
Apr 12 Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93 By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93. Continue reading
May 17 What the Senate Watergate hearings showed about America By Dan Cooney The hearings, which started in May 1973, led to several historic moments — and the resignation of an American president a year later. 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
Nov 28 Watch 3:27 In 1985 interview, Castro spoke of fearing U.S. invasion By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an excerpt from a 1985 interview with Fidel Castro conducted by our own Robert MacNeil. During the conversation, Castro describes the origin of the Cuban Missile Crisis, asserts that after the Bay… Continue watching