He had quite an interesting life. He was an ordained Baptist minister. He worked for LBJ's Senate re-election campaign in 1954, and ended up working for LBJ. He was the deputy director of the Peace Corps for a few years. He was on the plane that brought JFK's body (and the newly sworn in LBJ as President) back to Washington, D.C. from Dallas, TX in 1963. He eventually became LBJ's press secretary for a couple years, before resigning in late 1966.
From his career in government, he moved to become the publisher of Newsday -- a position he held for 3 years. From there, his career was mostly on TV. He started out doing Bill Moyer's Journal on PBS, then became the chief correspondent of CBS Reports, then went back to PBS, and then returned to CBS as the senior news analyst. He ended up returning to PBS, and became popular for Now, and a new Bill Moyers Journal series.
I'll never forget his PBS series titled, "Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth."
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From his career in government, he moved to become the publisher of Newsday -- a position he held for 3 years. From there, his career was mostly on TV. He started out doing Bill Moyer's Journal on PBS, then became the chief correspondent of CBS Reports, then went back to PBS, and then returned to CBS as the senior news analyst. He ended up returning to PBS, and became popular for Now, and a new Bill Moyers Journal series.
I'll never forget his PBS series titled, "Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth."
Remembering acclaimed public TV journalist Bill Moyers
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,"...
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Bill Moyers, Elder Statesman of PBS Journalists, Dies at 91
Bill Moyers, who carried an unblemished air of moral conviction throughout a 43-year career at PBS, has died. He was 91.
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