Presidential Debate Moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85

[basquebromance]

he was a great one, my friends

From Judy Woodruff: Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Has Passed Away at 85

 

[basquebromance]

Back when media was decent. He has a great legacy

He had integrity, unlike today's Propaganda BS hour.

 

[JLW]

Sad news. A giant in his field.

 

[ReinyDays]

RIP ... I was a regular viewer of the McNeil/Lehrer Report ... both are gone now ...

 

[basquebromance]

from USA Today:

"Lehner died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to PBS. He had suffered a heart attack in 1983 and more recently, had undergone heart valve surgery in April 2008.⁠
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Lehrer was born in 1934 in Wichita, Kansas, and attended Victoria College in Texas before studying journalism at the University of Missouri, PBS reported. He also served three years as an infantry officer in the late 1950s. ⁠
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For Lehrer, broadcast journalism was a service, with public understanding of events and issues its primary goal. Lehrer was also a frequent moderator of presidential debates.⁠"

 

[basquebromance]

Jim was dubbed the “dean of moderators” for presiding over 12 presidential debates

 

[basquebromance]

folks dont know he was also a US Marine!

 

[Sun Devil 92]

R.I.P.

I'll bet he's glad to be away from the shitshow cable TV has become.

I always liked him. He was fair and calm.

 

[Augustine_]

I bet he hated Trump