Gene Interviews NewsHour Legend Jim Lehrer (May 2010)

8.11.23 – In 2010, Gene Grant got the opportunity to speak with another NewsHour legend, Jim Lehrer. At the time, Lehrer was the managing editor of PBS NewsHour. During their conversation, the two discuss a slew of changes that were  happening at the PBS flagship show, including a shift to multi-media news. Lehrer finishes their conversation with a nod to the importance of local PBS reporting. So, we collected several clips of Gene’s appearances on NewsHour, discussing everything from house foreclosures in New Mexico in August 2010, to his interview this January about a series of allegedly politically motivated shootings, for which defeated Republican candidate Solomon Peña has been charged.

Host: Gene Grant

Guest: Jim Lehrer, former PBS NewsHour managing editor