Bill Moyers' Retirement from Television "Lays Down a Challenge" for Next Generation of Journalists

[adirondacker]

After more than forty years as celebrated and progressive voice in broadcast news, veteran journalist says... "Over to you, welcome to the fight."
by
Jon Queally, staff writer

Now available online and airing on PBS stations across the country over the weekend, the final episode of the weekly commentary and news show Moyers & Company will mark the official television retirement (though not the career) of veteran journalist Bill Moyers.

In the fall of last year, Moyers announced with little fanfare that the show would be ending and he would retire from television (yes, this time he means it) after more than forty years working in print and broadcast media. Though Moyers will end his near- weekly appearance in the homes of millions of Americans, the website which he created in 2012, BillMoyers.com will continue to operate—creating both familiar and new kinds of content.

Celebrating his long career but lamenting the impact of his departure, historian Peter Dreier, in a piece posted to Common Dreams this week, argues that Moyers' retirement from the airwaves will "leave a huge hole" not easily filled by others. "No other program has journalistic breadth and depth, as well as the progressive viewpoint, that Moyers' show has provided views for over four decades," Dreier wrote.

John Nichols, who in addition to writing for The Nation magazine has written several books on the history and current state of U.S. journalism, told Common Dreams that though Moyers "cannot be replaced, his legacy must be maintained.""

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I'm truly going to miss this guy.

[Hoppy]

1. Another sad departure is Bob Edwards.

About 10 years ago, he was let go from NPR. ---seems they were looking for a younger audience and Edwards seems "old."

From there, he spent about 10 years recording interviews and radio documentaries for Sirius XM. They were wonderful. Each program was an hour long and was not hindered by the segmented Morning Edition.

I hope he finds another outlet for his talents.


P.S. One of the results of searching for a younger audience is the program, The Takeaway. Mostly crap in the beginning. It has since gotten a little better but no replacement for Talk of the Nation.

[lunasun]

2. Watched this a couple hours ago. He will be missed

[1step]

3. He's Retiring Again???

NO!

[Jefferson23]

4. A good man I don't want to see retire. K&R