Jim Lehrer (1934–2020)
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James Charles Lehrer was born in Wichita, Kan., on May 19, 1934, to Harry Lehrer, who ran a small bus line and Lois (Chapman) Lehrer, a teacher. He earned an associate degree from Victoria College in Texas in 1954 and a bachelor¿s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1956. From mehr anzeigen 1959 to 1961, Mr. Lehrer was a reporter for The Dallas Morning News. He joined the rival Dallas Times Herald, where over nine years he was a reporter, columnist and city editor. He also began writing fiction. His first novel was Viva Max! (1966). In 1970, Mr. Lehrer joined KERA-TV, the Dallas public broadcasting station, where he delivered a nightly newscast. In 1972, he became PBS¿s coordinator of public affairs programming in Washington. In 1973 he joined WETA-TV in Washington, became a PBS correspondent and met Mr. MacNeil, a Canadian who had reported for NBC-TV and the BBC. Mr. Lehrer won numerous Emmys, a George Foster Peabody Award and a National Humanities Medal. He and Mr. MacNeil were inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1999. His memoirs were: We Were Dreamers(1975), A Bus of My Own(1992) and Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates (2011). His plays were Chili Queen (1986), a farce about a media circus at a hostage situation; Church Key Charlie Blue (1988), a dark comedy on a bar flare-up over a televised football game; The Will and Bart Show (1992), about two cabinet officials who loathe each other; and Bell (2013), a one-man show about Alexander Graham Bell. James Lehrer passed away on Thursday 01/23/2020 at the age of 85. weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Credit: Larry D. Moore,2007 Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas
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Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain (2011) 101 Exemplare
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The Franklin Affair: A Novel 1 Exemplar
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- Lehrer, Jim
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- Lehrer, James Charles
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- LEHRER, James Charles
LEHRER, Jim - Geburtstag
- 1934-05-19
- Todestag
- 2020-01-23
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- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Sterbeort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Wohnorte
- Beaumont, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Ausbildung
- Victoria College (Texas)
Missouri School of Journalism (University of Missouri) - Berufe
- soldier
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news anchor
public affairs coordinator
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novelist (Zeige alle 7)
debate moderator - Beziehungen
- MacNeil, Robert (colleague)
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- Public Broadcasting Service
US Marine Corps
Dallas Morning News - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- National Humanities Medal (1999)
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