Jim Lehrer, LegendaryPBS NewsHourAnchor, Is Dead at 85

Longtime “PBS NewsHour” anchor Jim Lehrer has died at 85 years old, PBS confirms. He is survived by his wife and daughters.

January 23, 2020 · 1 min · 60 words · Francisco Brewer DDS

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Lehrer co-foundedPBS NewsHourin 1983, serving as its anchor for nearly four decades.

He moderated 12 presidential debates, the most any journalist has moderated in U.S. history.

Lehrer retired fromNewsHourin 2011, but not before moderating a 2012debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

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