Nov 14 Robert MacNeil explores one woman’s cultural awakening in his new novel ‘Portrait of Julia’ By Victoria Fleischer Set in 1920 Halifax, "Portrait of Julia" follows Julia Robertson, the young war widow featured in the bestselling book "Burden of Desire." In his fourth novel, Robert MacNeil, longtime anchor and executive editor of the PBS NewsHour, Julia ventures out… Continue reading
Sep 10 #Flashback: Trailblazing moments for The MacNeil/Lehrer Report By News Desk Take a look into PBS NewsHour's history. In this video, Jim Lehrer, Robert MacNeil and Charlayne Hunter Gault reflect on their work for The MacNeil/Lehrer Report during the 1980s. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 16:07 Covering Watergate: 40 Years Later With MacNeil And Lehrer By PBS News Hour On May 17, 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer launched public broadcasting's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings. Forty years later, the two recount their memories after some of the more gripping moments and how their partnership changed not… Continue watching
May 09 Watch How Did Watergate Affect You? In the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led PBS’s gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings — launching the beginnings of what the PBS NewsHour is today. On May 17, the NewsHour will look back at the… Continue watching
May 13 Watch Jim Lehrer: A Look Back at a Career in Journalism Jim Lehrer: A Look Back at a Career in Journalism… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Autism Now: MacNeil Answers Viewer-Submitted Questions on Series Autism Now: MacNeil Answers Questions on the Series… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Autism Now: How Should We Address Deepening ‘National Health Emergency’? Part six of the Autism Now series. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Peter Gerhardt Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Peter Gerhardt, director of adolescent education, McCarton School, New York City, on adults with autism. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Autism Now: Bridget Taylor Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Bridget Taylor, director of the Alpine Learning Group in Alpine, N.J., on adults with autism. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Autism Now: For Adults With Autism, Few Support Options Past Age 21 Although federal law mandates educational services for children with autism, there are virtually no support services provided once they become adults. In the fifth report in his Autism Now series, Robert MacNeil profiles a young man in New Jersey --… Continue watching