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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

  • Bill Moyers, who served as a top aide in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration before becoming a highly respected journalist and public television figure, passed away at the age of 91 in New York City due to complications from prostate cancer.
  • Raised in Texas and starting journalism at 16, Moyers joined President Lyndon Johnson's inner circle and helped forge Great Society legislation before leaving the White House in 1967.
  • Moyers hosted insightful PBS shows exploring democracy, poverty, and media flaws, and produced influential series like 'Healing and the Mind' and 'The Secret Government'.
  • He received over 30 Emmy Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, and in 1995, he was honored by being named a member of the Television Hall of Fame; Moyers noted that public television allowed him the freedom to engage everyone in “the conversation of democracy.”
  • Moyers' death closes a career marked by a thoughtful, activist journalism style urging vigilance in democracy amid uncertainty about its resilience today.
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Krem2 News broke the news in Spokane, United States on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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