Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer
Lehrer at the 2007 Texas Book Festival
Born
James Charles Lehrer

(1934-05-19)May 19, 1934
DiedJanuary 23, 2020(2020-01-23) (aged 85)
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news anchor
  • author
Years active1959–2012
Notable credits
Spouse
(m. 1960)
Children3
RelativesJ. B. Chapman (grandfather)

James Charles Lehrer (/ˈlɛərə/ LAIR;[1] May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright.[2] He was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS News Hour on PBS and was known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns, moderating twelve presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. Lehrer authored numerous fiction and non-fiction books that drew upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics.[3]

  1. ^ "Oxford English Dictionary Entry for Jim Lehrer". Oxford Dictionaries. December 1, 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Fieldstadt, Elisha (January 23, 2020). "Jim Lehrer: 'The Dean of Moderators' nightly newscast, dead at 85". NBC. As an anchor of several iterations of the NewsHour, Jim reported the news with a clear sense of purpose and integrity, even as the world of media changed around him.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PBSbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).