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James Charles Teacher (2007)

James Charles "Jim" Lehrer (born May 19, 1934 in Wichita , Kansas , † January 23, 2020 in Washington, DC ) was an American journalist and news anchor for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) . From 1970 he was an anchorman , initially for a local broadcaster in Dallas , Texas, and from 1973 for the national public broadcast service. From 1975 onwards, his constantly evolving news formats were named after him.

He was considered to be particularly neutral and independent, a good interviewer and was referred to as the dean of moderators (for example, " doyen of the moderators"). From 1988 to 2012 he moderated all TV duels in the presidential election campaign, initially alone, and later as a team . In 2016 he was a board member of the Commission on Presidential Debates , which organizes the television debates .

In 1991 a teacher was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1999 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the Humanities . Teacher was also active as a writer; he has written nonfiction, novels, dramas and several autobiographies.

Fonts (selection)

Eureka. Random House, 2007, ISBN 1-4000-6487-2
The Phony Marine. Random House, 2006, ISBN 1-4000-6486-4
The Franklin Affair. Random House, 2005, ISBN 1-4000-6198-9
False moves. Random House, 2005, ISBN 1-4000-6198-9
Flying Crows: A Novel. Random House, 2004, ISBN 1-4000-6197-0
with John C. Waugh: 20 Good Reasons to Study the Civil War. McWhiney Foundation Press, 2004, ISBN 1-893114-46-5
No Certain Rest. Random House, 2002, ISBN 0-375-50372-2
The Special Prisoner. Random House, 2000, ISBN 0-375-50371-4
Purple dots. Random House, 1998, ISBN 0-679-45237-0
The Last Debate. Random House, 1997, ISBN 0-517-17761-7
White Widow. Random House, 1996, ISBN 0-679-45236-2
Fine lines. Random House, 1995, ISBN 0-517-16435-3
Blue Hearts. Random House, 1993, ISBN 0-679-42216-1
A bus of my own. Putnam, 1992, ISBN 0-399-13765-3
Short list. Putnam, 1992, ISBN 0-399-13665-7
Lost and Found. Putnam, 1991, ISBN 0-399-13601-0
The Sooner Spy. Putnam, 1990, ISBN 0-399-13536-7
Crown Oklahoma. Putnam, 1989, ISBN 0-399-13434-4
Kick the can. Putnam, 1988, ISBN 0-399-13350-X
We Were Dreamers. Atheneum, 1975, ISBN 0-689-10693-9

Filmography

1969: Viva Max!
2000: Merciless duel

Web links

Jim Lehrer in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown: Remembering Jim Lehrer. In: PBS NewsHour . January 23, 2020, accessed on January 25, 2020 . Judy Woodruff: Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Has Passed Away at 85. In: PBS NewsHour. January 23, 2020, accessed on January 25, 2020 .
↑ Jim Lehrer: 'The dean of moderators'. In: NBC . September 29, 2004, archived from the original on October 23, 2012 ; accessed on January 25, 2020 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Teacher, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Teacher, James Charles (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American journalist, news anchor, and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 19, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wichita , Kansas, USA
DATE OF DEATH	January 23, 2020
Place of death	Washington, DC

[1] Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown: Remembering Jim Lehrer. In: PBS NewsHour . January 23, 2020, accessed on January 25, 2020 . Judy Woodruff: Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Has Passed Away at 85. In: PBS NewsHour. January 23, 2020, accessed on January 25, 2020 .

[2] Jim Lehrer: 'The dean of moderators'. In: NBC . September 29, 2004, archived from the original on October 23, 2012 ; accessed on January 25, 2020 (English).