PBS NewsHour seeks a news assistant
The News Assistant program is designed to give recent college graduates practical experience in a broadcast news setting. During their tenure, News Assistants are exposed to all aspects of producing a nightly television news program. Over the course of the program, each News Assistant may have the opportunity to rotate through any, or all of […]
PBS NewsHour names Nawaz and Bennett hosts
PBS NewHour has appointed two veteran journalists as co-anchors, beginning Jan. 2. Michael M. Grynbaum of The New York Times reports: “Amna Nawaz, the chief correspondent of NewsHour, and Geoff Bennett, its chief Washington correspondent, are set to start as co-anchors on Jan. 2. “Ms. Nawaz, 43, has two decades of domestic and foreign reporting […]
PBS NewsHour taps Hai as senior editor
Jackie Hai has joined PBS NewsHour as a senior editor on its digital team. Recently, Hai was a digital managing editor at KUNC-FM 91.5 in Colorado. She was also a senior digital editor at KJZZ-FM 91.5 in Phoenix. Hai has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You can congratulate Hai on […]
PBS NewsHour taps Hai as senior editor
Jackie Hai has joined PBS NewsHour as a senior editor on its digital team. Recently, Hai was a digital managing editor at KUNC-FM 91.5 in Colorado. She was also a senior digital editor at KJZZ-FM 91.5 in Phoenix. Hai has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You can congratulate Hai on […]
PBS NewsHour appoints Barrón-López White House correspondent
Laura Barrón-López will join PBS NewsHour as White House correspondent. She begins on June 13. She has been a CNN analyst since 2019 and will continue in that role along with her new job. Recently, Barrón-López was a White House correspondent and national political reporter at Politico. Barrón-López was also a political reporter at the […]
NBC News hires Alcindor as Washington correspondent
NBC News has tapped Yamiche Alcindor as Washington correspondent, based in the Washington bureau. Alcindor is expected to begin in March and may continue to work as the moderator of PBS “Washington Week,” but will not continue her duties at PBS NewsHour, where she served as White House correspondent. She has also contributed to NBC […]
Ellis departs Washington Post for PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour has appointed Nicole Ellis as its first-ever digital anchor for the newscast’s digital video content, including anchoring pre-and post-shows and hosting breaking news live streams. She begins October 11. NewsHour ep Sara Just said: “We are delighted to have Nicole join the NewsHour as our new and first digital anchor, as our multiplatform […]
PBS launches journalism fellowship in honor of late anchor Lehrer
PBS NewsHour has launched the Jim Lehrer Journalism Fellowship in honor of award-winning PBS anchor Jim Lehrer who passed away in January aged 85, reports The Hill. Funding for the fellowship is also being offered from the Jim Lehrer Memorial Fund. Lehrer co-anchored “PBS NewsHour” alongside Robert MacNeil for two decades before anchoring the program […]
