From The Archives: A Conversation With PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff

Diane Rehm: On My Mind

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🗓️ 30 December 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Judy Woodruff will step down as anchor of the PBS NewsHour this week. Her last show will be December 30.

The veteran journalist first took on the role in 2013, co-hosting the program with Gwen Ifill. When Ifill died of cancer three years later, the network tried out several replacements, but eventually gave the reins to Woodruff to guide the show on her own.

In May 2018 Woodruff joined Diane on On My Mind. They talked about her start as a reporter, the changing role of journalism over her nearly 55-year career, and how a family tragedy taught her about empathy and overcoming adversity.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Allison, producer it on my mind.
0:02.6	Today's episode is an interview from Diane's archives with PBS's Judy Woodruff.
0:07.2	She joined Diane on the podcast in May 2018, just after she was named the permanent solo
0:12.1	anchor of the news hour.
0:13.8	Prior to that, she'd co-anchored the show with Gwen Eiffel, until Eiffel's death in 2016.
0:19.4	Earlier this year, Woodruff announced that she'd be stepping down.
0:22.6	Her last show is December 30th.
0:24.8	Enjoy the conversation and happy New Year.
0:36.2	Hi, it's Diane, great to be back with you.
0:39.6	On my mind this week, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff.
0:45.0	She was named Soul Anchor this past March.
0:48.8	We talked about covering Trump, the passing of Gwen Eiffel, and breaking into the news
0:55.7	as a woman.
0:56.7	I answered the phone, cleaned the film, wrote letters for the news director, and kept
1:01.4	bugging him to let me go out and follow a crew.
1:04.8	And his answer was whenever I would bug him would be Judy, we already have a woman
1:08.5	reporter.
1:09.5	Here's Judy Woodruff.
1:11.0	Judy Woodruff, it's great to see you.
1:14.5	It is wonderful to be with you Diane.
1:16.4	We you tell me what that moment was like when you were finally named Soul Anchor of the
1:26.6	PBS NewsHour.
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