Long-time Washington Post Executive will head company that produces the PBS NewsHour effective January 2012 ARLINGTON, Va., Oct.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jim Lehrer said today that he will take another step toward ending his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring the daily public television news broadcast known now as the PBS NEWSHOUR. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110512/DC00606) He said, effective June 6, he will no longer be part of the regular daily anchor rotation team, but he will still appear on many Friday evenings to moderate the weekly analysis of Shields and Brooks; syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American News Women's Club (ANWC) will award WAMU and NPR radio talk show pioneer Diane Rehm its Excellence in Journalism Award for 2011.

Special Program Looks Back 30 Years Ago at an Unforgettable Day in American History WASHINGTON, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, March 23, the Newseum will host a special evening program to remember March 30, 1981 -- the day would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr.

Melinda Gates, Mrs. Laura W. Bush, Judy Woodruff and Others to Join Hundreds of CARE Advocates to Urge Lawmakers to Improve the Lives of Women and Girls Globally WASHINGTON, Feb.