Apr 13 PBS NewsHour Named Recipient of Two Peabody Awards Nominations Arlington, VA (April 13, 2022)–PBS NewsHour today received two Peabody nominations for its series “Inside Yemen,” which provided a rare insight into the Yemeni war, as well as for its extensive coverage on the day of the January… Continue reading
Apr 13 PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson Named Recipient of a 2022 Gracie Award Arlington, VA (April 13, 2022)—The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation today announced that PBS NewsHour special correspondent, Jane Ferguson, is the recipient of a 2022 Gracie Award in the Reporter/Correspondent (TV National) category for her reporting in… Continue reading
Mar 18 PBS NewsHour’s Afghanistan Coverage Named Recipient of the OPC Peter Jennings Award Arlington, VA (March 18, 2022)—The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) today announced PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson and the nightly news broadcast’s foreign affairs team have been awarded the Peter Jennings Award for extensive coverage of the… Continue reading
Feb 22 PBS NewsHour’s Primetime Doc, “Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup,” Looks at the Struggles and Successes of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Arlington, VA (February 22, 2022)–PBS NewsHour’s primetime documentary “Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup” will air Wednesday, April 13th 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). This documentary focuses on the challenges people who have spent years behind… Continue reading
Feb 21 PBS NewsHour Senior Executive Producer Sara Just Names Washington Week and NewsHour Weekend EPs Monday, February 21 (Arlington, VA) – NewsHour Productions senior executive producer Sara Just today named Rachel Wellford executive producer of PBS NewsHour Weekend and Stephanie Kotuby executive producer of Washington Week. PBS’s nightly news flagship took over production of Washington… Continue reading
Jan 03 PBS NewsHour’s Coverage Plans for the First Anniversary of January 6 Beginning on Monday, January 3 and throughout this week, PBS NewsHour will cover the impacts and fallout of the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Monday, January 3 Anchor and Managing Editor Judy Woodruff will interview Sandra Garza, girlfriend of… Continue reading
Dec 17 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs to host ‘Our New Normal’ special exploring key education issues PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will host “Our New Normal: How Teens are Redefining School Life,” an hour-long event on PBS NewsHour’s YouTube channel o… Continue reading
Nov 22 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) receives funding from the Google News Lab to explore media literacy through storytelling across generations November 22, 2021 Arlington, Va.— PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has been named the recipient of funding from the Google News Lab to further its efforts to bridge generational digital divides and strengthen media literacy. Continue reading
Nov 18 Geoff Bennett to Join PBS NewsHour as Chief Washington Correspondent and WETA to Assume Production of PBS NewsHour Weekend in April with Bennett as Anchor Photo Credit: Mike Morgan Arlington, VA (November 18, 2021) – Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and C.E.O. of WETA and President of NewsHour Productions, L.L.C., today announced that Geoff Bennett will join PBS NewsHour as Chief Washington Correspondent on January 3, 2022, and will anchor… Continue reading
Nov 03 Lisa Desjardins Named Recipient of the NPF Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress Arlington, VA (November 3, 2021) — The National Press Foundation (NPF) today announced that PBS NewsHour’s Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins has been awarded the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress for her reporting during… Continue reading