jim lehrer
| 3:40PM 10/02/2009
Greetings, DailyFinance readers. I'm here at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., where I've spent the past two days taking in The Atlantic's First Draft of History conference: a medley of one-on-one interviews with politicians, business leaders (like this guy) and other newsmakers, conducted by the...
| 2:30PM 5/19/2009
Maybe the public wants serious journalism after all.
"The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" and its predecessor programs have been part of the PBS line-up since 1975. What many viewers may not realize is how well the decidedly unflashy digest and analysis of the day's news does in the ratings.
According...
| 2:15PM 5/12/2009
Jim Lehrer would not last five minutes in network television. His career would be even shorter on cable TV.
Despite his many awards and accolades -- all deserved in my opinion -- Lehrer would not stand a chance of getting hired in TV today, especially on cable. For one thing, he is not a yeller. He...