Jim Lehrer, who co-founded PBS Newshour and moderated 12 presidential debates, dies at 85

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/press-releases/from-judy-woodruff-longtime-pbs-newshour-anchor-and-co-founder-jim-lehrer-has-passed-away

 

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It is with great sadness that I share the news that co-founder and longtime anchor of the PBS NewsHour Jim Lehrer died today, Thursday, January 23, 2020, peacefully in his sleep at home. Lehrer, born May 19, 1934, served as anchor of the NewsHour for 36 years before retiring in 2011. Lehrer and Robert MacNeil founded the program in 1975, out of their 1973 coverage of the Senate Watergate Hearings on PBS.

 

My favorite Lehrer moment (it should be timestamped, but start at 11:52 if not):

 

 

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Just now, Remarkableriots said:

@SaysWho? What's fo-founded?

 

An offshoot of Vietnamese pho.

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I appreciated his gentle and reassuring voice.