Overview
Jim Lehrer
Known For
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee,...
American Umpire
AMERICAN UMPIRE, a thought-provoking documentary about U.S. foreign policy, chronicles...
How to Win the TV Debate
With Britain's first-ever political leaders' television debate imminent, award-winning reporter...
JFK: Breaking the News
Looking back over 40 years television and print journalists recall...
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Charles Lehrer (May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Lehrer was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns. He authored numerous fiction and non-fiction books that drew upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics.