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Roger Mudd, longtime network TV newsman, dies at 93

By DAVE BRYANMarch 10, 2021 GMT

Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, has died...

‘NewsHour’ host and debate moderator Jim Lehrer dies at 85

By MARK KENNEDY and DAVID BAUDERJanuary 23, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” whose serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012, has died, PBS said Thursday...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 19-25

By The Associated PressMay 13, 2019 GMT

May 19: PBS newscaster Jim Lehrer is 85. TV personality David Hartman is 84. Actor James Fox is 80. Actress Nancy Kwan is 80. Musician Pete Townshend is 74. Singer-bassist Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 70.