Jim Lehrer
May 19, 1934 (90 years old) in Wichita, Kansas, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Charles Lehrer (May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Lehrer was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS, known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns. He authored numerous fiction and non-fiction books that drew upon his experience as a newsman, along with his interests in history and politics.
Known For
Credits
- 2017 · The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee as Self
- 2017 · The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · American Umpire as Narrator
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Jim Lehrer
- 2014 · Mitt as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · How to Win the TV Debate as Self
- 2009 · Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H. Obama as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1978 · Horowitz at the White House as Self - TV Broadcast Host
- 1975 · PBS News Hour as Self - Anchor
- Future · The Bigger Bubble as Self (The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer)