Robert MacNeil, creator of PBS 'NewsHour, dead at 93
Time:2024-05-22 05:27:44 Source:healthViews(143)
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93.
MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daughter, Alison MacNeil.
MacNeil first gained prominence for his coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings for the public broadcasting service and began his half-hour “Robert MacNeil Report” on PBS in 1975 with his friend Lehrer as Washington correspondent.
The broadcast became the “MacNeil-Lehrer Report” and then, in 1983, was expanded to an hour and renamed the “MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour.” The nation’s first one-hour evening news broadcast, and recipient of several Emmy and Peabody awards, it remains on the air today with Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz as anchors.
You may also like
- Israeli army says it kills over 130 militants in E. Rafah
- Pictured: The jaw
- First look: Alton Towers' 50mph Nemesis rollercoaster is unveiled to the public with a brand
- Inside the flagship Disneyland Hotel in Paris
- Strictly star Giovanni Pernice's former partner Rose Ayling
- Don't be a tourist bored! Fascinating map reveals ONE THOUSAND amazing things to do, see
- I'm American visiting the UK
- The ultimate guide to 101 FREE Easter treats taking place across Britain
- New York Liberty improve to 4