''Bill Moyers Journal'' was an American television
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program that covered an array of current affairs and human issues, including economics, history, literature, religion, philosophy, science, and most frequently politics.
Bill Moyers executive produced, wrote and hosted the ''Journal'' when it was created.
WNET in New York produced it and
PBS aired it from 1972 to 1976.
In 1979, following a nearly three-year hiatus, PBS announced that ''Bill Moyers Journal'' would return for a second series, which would cover a broader range of issues in depth. This included election coverage and documentary footage from several U.S. states, among them Florida,
Texas,
Illinois,
Washington, D.C. and
Nevada. In addition, among its
pop-culture
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coverage, the ''Journal'' reported on the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the long-running
NBC talk program ''
The Tonight Show''. Like the first installment, the second one was produced by WNET in New York City, and was aired on PBS. The second installment ended in 1981.
For the second time, ''Bill Moyers Journal'' returned to television on April 25, 2007. The debut episode was "Buying The War", which demonstrated how the commercial U.S. media served as an unwitting partner to the Bush administration in convincing the American people that the
Iraq War was legitimate and necessary.
On November 20, 2009, Moyers announced that he would retire from the ''Journal'' effective April 30, 2010. The April 30, 2010, 90-minute special series finale reported on
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and featured an interview with
community organizer Jim Hightower. Moyers concluded with an interview with writer
Barry Lopez and a personal reflection on his relationship to journalism.
''Bill Moyers Journal''s website provides an extensive video, blog, and transcript archive dating back to 1974, and includes ''
NOW on PBS'', the program Moyers hosted from 2002 to 2004, during his hiatus from the ''Journal.''
Kathleen Hughes
Kathleen Hughes directed episodes of ''Bill Moyers Journal'' (2007-2010). In 1985, Hughes received a master’s in journalism from
Columbia University.
Hughes was an assistant film editor for ''
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'' (1985) by
Albert and David Maysles.
Hughes has produced, directed, and written documentaries for Bill Moyers (with cinematographer
Maryse Alberti),
and ''
ABC News' Turning Point''.
Her works have won
Emmy
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s, a New York Emmy, the
DuPont-Columbia Gold Baton, the
Wilbur Award, the
Gracie Award, the
Sidney Hillman Prize, the
Society of Professional Journalists
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First Amendment Award
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, the
Harry Chapin Media Award
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, and the
Christopher Award.
Hughes and
Abigail Disney
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directed ''The Armor of Light'' (2015)
and ''
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales'' (2022).
References
External links
''Bill Moyers Journal'' official site*
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1972 American television series debuts
1980s American television news shows
2000s American television news shows
PBS original programming
Television series by WNET