Robert MacNeil

For other people named Robert MacNeil, see Robert MacNeil (disambiguation).

Robert MacNeil
OC
MacNeil accepting the 2008 Cronkite Award
Born
Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil

(1931-01-19)January 19, 1931
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 12, 2024(2024-04-12) (aged 93)
New York City, U.S.
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States (from 1997)
Alma materCarleton University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • novelist
Years active1956–2020
Notable creditThe MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Children4, including Ian

Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil OC (January 19, 1931 – April 12, 2024), often known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian-American journalist, writer and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975.[1] MacNeil co-anchored the program until 1995. The show eventually became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and is today PBS News Hour.

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