Jim Lehrer
James Charles "Jim" Lehrer(/ˈlɛərər/;born May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was anAmericanjournalist and novelist.
Life
[change|change source]Lehrer was born inWichita, Kansas.He was theexecutive editorand a formernews anchorfor thePBS NewsHouronPBS.Lehrer was also known for his role as a debate moderator in U.S. presidential election campaigns. He was an author of a number offictionandnonfictionbooks.[1]
From 1960 until his death, he was married to novelistKate Staples.They had three children.
Lehrer died at his home inWashington, D.C.on January 23, 2020 from aheart attackat age 85.[2][3]
Awards
[change|change source]Lehrer has received twoEmmy Awards,theFred FriendlyFirst Amendment Award and theGeorge Foster Peabody Award.[4]He has received the William Allen White Foundation Award for Journalistic Merit and theUniversity of Missouri School of Journalism's Honor Medal.[4]Lehrer was honored in 1999 with theNational Humanities Medal.It was given byPresidentBill ClintonandFirst LadyHillary Rodham Clinton.[4]He has been inducted into theTelevision Hall of Fameand is aFellowof theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]Lehrer has receivedhonorary degreesfrom 42universitiesandcolleges.[4]
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Jim Lehrer Biography (1934-)".Film Reference.Advameg, Inc.Retrieved4 July2015.
- ↑McFadden, Robert D. (2020-01-23)."Jim Lehrer, Longtime PBS News Anchor, Is Dead at 85".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2020-01-23.
- ↑Davenport, Anne Azzi; Brown, Jeffrey (January 23, 2020)."Remembering Jim Lehrer".PBS NewsHour.PBS.RetrievedJanuary 23,2020.
- ↑4.04.14.24.34.4"Jim Lehrer".Washington Speakers Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2015.Retrieved4 July2015.
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