Robert MacNeil
Robert MacNeil | |
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MacNeil accepting the 2008 Cronkite Award | |
| Born | Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil January 19, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 12, 2024 (aged 93) New York City, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Carleton University |
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| Years active | 1956–2020 |
| Notable credit | The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour |
| Children | 4, including Ian |
Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil OC (January 19, 1931 – April 12, 2024), often known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian-American journalist, writer and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975. MacNeil co-anchored the program until 1995. The show eventually became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and is today PBS News Hour.