MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour debuts as full hour on PBS
PBS expands MacNeil-Lehrer to a full hour replacing The MacNeil-Lehrer Report. Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer continue as co anchors with Charlayne Hunter Gault Judy Woodruff covering Washington. The show adds 10 million funding from AT&T and aims for deeper, broader coverage.
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