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The PBS NewsHour is an American evening television news program that is broadcast seven nights a week on more than 300 PBS stations.

The weekday program is one hour-long. It is co-anchored by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff. They are the only two women leading a national nightly news program on broadcast currentlly. It is produced by WETA-TV. It is the flagship public media station for Washington, D.C.. The PBS NewsHour Weekend is 30 minutes long. It is anchored by Hari Sreenivasan and produced by New York PBS member station WNET. As the nation's first hour-long broadcast of nightly news, the PBS NewsHour is known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events.


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    The final title sequence as The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, used from May 17, 2006, to December 4, 2009

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    Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff at the 2012 Republican National Convention

  • Judy Woodruff interviews Chuck Hagel for PBS NewsHour

    Judy Woodruff interviewing US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on September 18, 2013

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