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PBS News Hour

daily public television news program in the United States
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PBS News Hour

Summary

PBS News Hour is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • PBS News Hour is the creator of Robert MacNeil[3].
  • PBS News Hour is the creator of Jim Lehrer[4].
  • PBS News Hour is the creator of Lester Crystal[5].
  • PBS News Hour received the Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[6].
  • PBS News Hour received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[7].
  • PBS News Hour was a member of Institute for Nonprofit News[8].
  • PBS News Hour is in the country of United States[9].
  • PBS News Hour's instance of is recorded as television series[10].
  • PBS News Hour's instance of is recorded as news program[11].
  • PBS News Hour's composer is recorded as Edd Kalehoff[12].
  • PBS News Hour's composer is recorded as Bernard Hoffer[13].
  • PBS News Hour's composer is recorded as David Cebert[14].
  • PBS News Hour's genre is news[15].
  • PBS News Hour's genre is daily news podcast[16].
  • PBS News Hour's genre is news commentary podcast[17].
  • PBS News Hour's genre is news program[18].
  • A cast member of PBS News Hour was Judy Woodruff[19].
  • A cast member of PBS News Hour was Gwen Ifill[20].
  • A cast member of PBS News Hour was Jim Lehrer[21].
  • A cast member of PBS News Hour was Hari Sreenivasan[22].
  • A cast member of PBS News Hour was Robert MacNeil[23].
  • The original language of PBS News Hour was English[24].
  • PBS News Hour's presenter is recorded as Judy Woodruff[25].
  • PBS News Hour's presenter is recorded as Hari Sreenivasan[26].
  • PBS News Hour's presenter is recorded as John Yang[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Judy Woodruff[19], Gwen Ifill[20], Jim Lehrer[21], Hari Sreenivasan[22], and Robert MacNeil[23]. Created works include Robert MacNeil[3], a television presenter[28], 1931–2024[29], of Canada[30], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada[31], specialised in journalism[32]; Jim Lehrer[4], a military officer[33], 1934–2020[34], of United States[35], awarded the National Humanities Medal[36]; and Lester Crystal[5], a television producer[37], 1934–2020[38], of United States[39].

Publication

Publication dates include June 10, 2024[40], 2013[41], and April 2, 2022[42]. The original language of PBS News Hour was English[24]. Languages include American English[43] and English[44]. Genres include news[15], daily news podcast[16], news commentary podcast[17], and news program[18]. It was distributed by audio podcast[45].

Reception

Awards received include Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[6], an award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1979[48] and Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[7], an award[49], founded in 1984[50].

Why It Matters

PBS News Hour ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did PBS News Hour receive?

Honors received include Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[6] and Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism[7].

Related Entities

Arizona State University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [8] ↑ . findyournews.org. Retrieved . findyournews.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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