Newest ‘Washington Week’ Moderator Yamiche Alcindor Makes Her Mark

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News, Politics, News Commentary

4.2 • 726 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Yamiche Alcindor may be the ultimate Washington multi-tasker. She’s the White House correspondent for the PBS Newshour, a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, and as of this May, she is the new moderator of “Washington Week,” the current affairs program that has been on air since 1967. At “Washington Week,” Alcindor follows in the footsteps of her mentor, Gwen Ifill, who previously hosted the show and died of cancer in 2016. We’ll talk to Alcindor about covering Washington, her hopes for her new program, and her take on the latest news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.3	Welcome back to Forum. I'm Nina Kim.
0:38.2	Yomishasinder may be the ultimate Washington multitasker.
0:42.0	She's the White House correspondent for the PBS News Hour, a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC.
0:49.0	And this spring, Alcinder was named the new moderator of Washington Week.
0:53.3	The current affairs program has been on the air since 1967. So great to have you on with us, Yomish Alcindar. Welcome to Forum. Thanks so much for having me. And I understand that you have just returned from a much-deserved vacation, which just maybe think about how intense the last four years must have been covering D.C., but especially for journalists covering the White House.
1:18.5	And as I understand that Trump was the first sitting president that you covered as a White House correspondent?
1:25.6	Yumi, are you there?
1:31.0	And Yamish, are you there? And have we lost Yamish Alcindar?
1:33.5	Okay, while we try to re-establish that connection,
1:37.3	I will invite you our listeners.
1:38.8	If you have questions for Yamish,
1:40.8	you can give us a call at 866-7-33-86. Again, 866-733-6786. Perhaps you are a fan of the PBS NewsHour, Washington
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