Bill Moyers Journal

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Bill Moyers Journal
Format News/Documentary
Starring Bill Moyers
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Production
Running time 60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel PBS
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original run 1972 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Bill Moyers Journal is an American television news program that provided stories outside the New York City public area on a schedule of news topics and events, such as religion, history, sexuality, geography and more. Originally, Bill Moyers was the executive creator and host/reporter. It was produced by WNET in New York and aired from 1972 to 1976 on PBS.

In 1979, following a nearly three-year hiatus, many presidential members of PBS announced that Bill Moyers Journal would resume production for a second series. When it did, many more topics were added to the schedule after Bill Moyers came back from CBS News, including elections and announcements from all across almost every U.S. state, such as Florida, Texas, Illinois, Washington, D.C. and Nevada. It also had a report on the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the long-running NBC talk program The Tonight Show. The second installment of this program was also produced by WNET in New York City, and was also aired on PBS, and the whole series ended immediately in 1981.

Bill Moyers Journal returned to the air on April 25, 2007 [1][2], with the episode 'Buying The War' [3] that depicted how the majority of US media were unwitting partners with the Bush administration in selling the Iraq war to the American people. [4]

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  1. ^ Bill Moyers - Ken Burns - America at a Crossroads - TV - New York Times
  2. ^ BILL MOYERS JOURNAL Returns to PBS Line-Up in April
  3. ^ Bill Moyers Journal . Home | PBS
  4. ^ Tom Shales - A Media Role in Selling the War? No Question. - washingtonpost.com

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