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PBS News Hour - Segments

Remembering acclaimed public TV journalist Bill Moyers

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Bill Moyers, a legend in the world of journalism and a longtime member of the extended PBS family, died Thursday at the age of 91. Moyers was perhaps best known for his long-running programs and documentaries he produced at PBS. Some of those programs included the weekly "Bill Moyers Journal," and documentary series, including "Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth," which drew 30 million viewers. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Finally, tonight, we remember a legend in the world of journalism and a longtime member of the PBS family.

0:07.0

Bill Moyers died today at the age of 91.

0:10.0

He was perhaps best known for the long-running programs and documentaries he produced at PBS.

0:16.0

Some of those included the weekly Bill Moyers Journal, along with now and special series, including Joseph

0:22.6

Campbell and The Power of Myth, which drew 30 million viewers at the time.

0:27.0

Moyers covered stories in depth, frequently devoting whole episodes to a single issue,

0:31.8

such as Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, or poverty and racial justice. An ordained Baptist minister, Moyers was also a best-selling

0:40.0

author of books on topics as wide-ranging as politics and poetry. He rose to prominence as a close

0:45.6

aide and eventual press secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson. He moved into journalism, also doing

0:50.9

stints at CBS News over the course of his long career. And he became known

0:55.4

for sharp and singing insights into how money and politics are interwoven. Here he is warning

1:01.2

about dangers to American democracy on his own program, Moyers & Company, back in 2013.

1:07.5

We are so close to losing our democracy to the mercenary class, it's as if we're leaning

1:13.0

way over the rim of the Grand Canyon and all that's needed is a swift kick in the pants.

1:18.1

Look out below.

1:19.7

The predators in Washington are only this far from monopoly control of our government.

1:25.0

They've bought the political system, lock, stock, and pork barrel,

1:28.3

making change from within impossible. That's the real joke.

1:33.3

Joining us now are two NewsHour colleagues who worked closely with Bill Moyers over the years.

1:38.3

Special correspondent Tom Cashado and our own William Brangam. William will start with you.

1:43.3

I know you had a close decades-long working relationship with Bill Moyers.

1:47.1

What do you remember most about working with him and what made that partnership so meaningful?

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