Archival WAMC Interviews With Late PBS Newsman Jim Lehrer

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue

Published January 23, 2020 at 1:18 PM EST

Jim Lehrer, the co-founder of "NewsHour" on PBS, a journalism giant and frequent presidential debate moderator, has died at age 85. The network announced the news Thursday. Lehrer was a regular guest on WAMC's Roundtable over the years, discussing both his journalism and fiction. Here are two archival interviews, from 2009 and 2011.

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