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Jim Lehrer
Editor + Anchor + Moderator
Male
Born
May 19, 1934
Age
79
Hometown
Wichita, Kansas
Other Names
James Charles Lehrer
James Charles "Jim" Lehrer is an American journalist and the executive editor and former news anchor for PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a frequent debate moderator during elections. Lehrer is an author of non-fiction and fiction, drawing from… Read More
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New Gingrich Objects To Rnc Autopsy, Wants To Retain Current Soul Destroying Number Of DebatesHuffington Post - Apr 04, 2013
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Ed Crego, George Muñoz And Frank Islam: National Service Not Military ServiceHuffington Post - Feb 25, 2013
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Tom Fox: How To Get Your Organization Through Tough Times Of ChangeHuffington Post - Feb 01, 2013
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Emmett Rensin: A Mirror, DarklyHuffington Post - Jan 14, 2013
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CHILDHOOD
1934
Birth
Born on May 19, 1934.
TWENTIES
1963
29 Years Old
Lehrer began his career in journalism at The Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times-Herald, where he covered the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.
THIRTIES
1970
36 Years Old
From 1970 to 1973, Lehrer anchored the local single-story news show, Newsroom on KERA-TV, the local Public Broadcasting affiliate station in Dallas.
1973
39 Years Old
Lehrer began working with PBS network in 1973, and in 1975 developed and co-anchored The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with Robert MacNeil.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1995
61 Years Old
The news show was later renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, and after MacNeil's departure in 1995 was named The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and finally PBS NewsHour in 2009.
Lehrer underwent a heart valve surgery in April 2008, and, while he recuperated, Ray Suarez anchored in his stead until his return on June 28, 2008.
2011
77 Years Old
On May 12, 2011, Lehrer announced he would be stepping down as anchor of PBS NewsHour on June 6, 2011, but would continue to moderate the Friday news analysis segments, and would continue to be involved with the show's production company, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
2012
78 Years Old
Lehrer hosted the first United States presidential election debate for the 2012 U.S. presidential general election.
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