US EditionBill Moyers, Former White House Press Secretary and Acclaimed Journalist, Dead at 91
- Bill Moyers, a distinguished journalist and former press secretary during Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, passed away Thursday at the age of 91 in a New York hospital following a prolonged illness.
- Moyers began his public career with Lyndon B. Johnson, who hired him in 1954 and later appointed him press secretary before Moyers resigned in 1966.
- After leaving the White House, Moyers became a newspaper publisher, won two Pulitzer Prizes in 1970, and later produced influential public television programs and investigative documentaries.
- Moyers earned more than 30 Emmy Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, and three Polk Awards, was honored with a place in the Television Hall of Fame in 1995, and described himself as "an old-fashion liberal" during a 2004 interview.
- His work and self-funded production company allowed him the freedom to engage a broad audience in discussions about democracy, underscoring his significant role in shaping public discourse and television journalism.
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NEW YORK Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of televisions most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91.Moyers died in a New York City hospital, according to longtime friend Tom Johnson, the former CEO of CNN and an assistant to Moyers during Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. Moyers' son William said his father died at Memorial Sloan Ketterin…
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Acclaimed TV journalist Moyers dies at 91
NEW YORK — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91.
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