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 […]
