Re: Robert MacNeil Dies: Longtime PBS 'MacNeil/Lehrer Report' Co-Anchor Was 93

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:30:16 -0700 anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

https://deadline.com/2024/04/robert-macneil-dead-1235883179/

Robert MacNeil Dies: Longtime PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report Co-Anchor
Was 93

I remember his excellent documentary series, The Story of English, which
described the origins and evolution of English all the way from its
earliest roots through to the present.

Fun fact: MacNeil was born and raised in Canada, Nova Scotia to be more
specific.

From NewsHour, he grew up in Halifax but was born in Montreal. He became
an American citizen late in life, shortly after retiring from news
broadcasting on air. (He and Lehrer retained ownership of the program so
they could produce, but sold it to WETA in 2014.)