Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS NewsHour, has passed away at the age of 85. Lehrer was known for his thoughtful take on current events and his dedication to public understanding of issues. He had suffered a heart attack in 1983 and underwent heart valve surgery in 2008.
Jim Lehrer , co-host and later host of the nightly PBS NewsHour that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events , has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85.Posted: Jan 23, 2020 2:53 PM EST | Last Updated: January 23, 2020
For Lehrer, and for his friend and longtime partner Robert MacNeil, broadcast journalism was a service, with public understanding of events and issues its primary goal. Lehrer was also a frequent moderator of presidential debates. Just devastating news about Jim Lehrer passing. Jim was a patriot in every sense of the word. I sat with him at a dinner just before Christmas and he was so full of life, as compassionate as he was wise. He will be deeply missed. @NewsHour https://t.co/DZHPg1YadIbegan on PBS in 1975 with Lehrer as Washington correspondent.
"When we expanded to the hour, it changed from being a supplement to an alternative," Lehrer said in 1990. "I think when the major political parties of this country gather together their people and resources in one place to nominate their candidates, that's important," he told The Associated Press in 2000.Naturally, Lehrer came in for some knocks for being so low-key in the big televised events. After a matchup between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000, David Letterman cracked, "Last night was probably the first and only that time Jim Lehrer the most exciting person in the room.
He said he approved of the changes, telling The New York Times that having a pair of anchors would "shake things up a bit," even as all sectors of the news business struggled to meet changing reader and viewer demands.
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