Bill
Moyers is an American broadcast journalist and public commentator who received
over 30 Emmy Awards and 10 Peabody Awards during his 35 year career, mostly on
PBS. He earned a reputation of broadcasting integrity, following in the tradition
of the journalistic giant Edward R. Murrow by producing hundreds of hours of television
interviews with the world's greatest thinkers and investigative documentaries
on nearly every aspect of American political, economic and social life. Before
turning to journalism, President John F. Kennedy appointed Bill Moyers as associate
director of public affairs for the newly created Peace Corps in 1961. When Kennedy
was assassinated, Bill Moyers served as special assistant to President Lyndon
Johnson, and played a major role in organizing and overseeing Johnson's Great
Society task forces that addressed important issues like civil rights and ending
poverty in America. Bill Moyers announced his retirement from broadcast journalism
in December 2004, but he returned to PBS with Bill Moyers Journal in April
2007, premiering with typical Moyers' integrity with an episode entitled "Buying
the War" about the media's shortcomings in the run-up to the war in Iraq.
In 2006, Bill Moyers was honored with a Lifetime Emmy that summed up his magnificent
career: "Bill Moyers
has devoted his lifetime to the exploration of the major issues and ideas of our
time and our country, giving television viewers an informed perspective on political
and societal concerns."
