PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer, a giant in journalism known for his tenacity and dedication to simply delivering the news, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Thursday, at the age of 85. And it just kind of migrated eventually to a Friday night regular venue. Zelenskyy arrived in Washington on Wednesday to meet with President Biden and address Congress. In addition to launching a digital anchor desk in 2021. He also wrote plays and three memoirs. But key sticking points, like how to pay for the massive social spending bill, remain. It helps support the operations of more than 1,500 locally managed and operated public television and radio stations nationwide. In 1983, the program was renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and became the nations first and only hour-long nightly broadcast of national news, proving there existed both a need and a substantial audience for serious, long-form journalism. I don't know, in a nation as big and brawling, this great continent which we occupy, and diverse as ours, how we would resolve our differences, except through the commitment, the passion, the intelligence, the courage of those who are willing to practice the political process and achieve compromise. Anchors But when I spoke to him about the time of his retirement, he rejected that. He is part of the NBC team that in 2022 won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. She serves on the boards of trustee of the Freedom Forum, The Duke Endowment and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and is a director of Public Radio International and the National Association to End Homelessness. I am not in the entertainment business.. executive producer / producer (19 episodes, 2014 And Mark reacted with just astonishment that this was America. The pandemic has posed unprecedented financial challenges for U.S. colleges and students. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. With Bennett shifting to co-anchor of the weekday NewsHour, a new anchor of PBS News Weekend will be named in the coming weeks. Anne Azzi Davenport Thank you. Stephanie Sy is a PBS NewsHour correspondent and serves as anchor of PBS NewsHour West. He was the author of some 20 novels, drawing on his life as a newsman, as well as his interest in history and politics. And he didn't he didn't get discouraged. I look forward to seeing them shine and connect with our loyal audiences in these new roles., Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, also noted, We are incredibly excited for Amna and Geoff to co-anchor the PBS NewsHour, building on the legacy of the tremendous journalists who have previously held that role. Judy lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, journalist Al Hunt, and they are the parents of three children: Jeffrey, Benjamin and Lauren.