Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer (born May 19, 1934, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.—died January 23, 2020) was an American journalist and author, best known as an anchor of NewsHour, a nightly television news program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Lehrer grew up in Texas and earned an A.A. degree from Victoria College before taking a B.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1956. After serving in the Marine Corps (1956–59), he worked as a reporter...