Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Robert MacNeil
Born: January 19, 1931
Died: April 12, 2024 (aged 93)
Bio: Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, also known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian American novelist, and television news anchor and journalist who had paired with Jim Lehrer to create The MacNeil/Lehrer Report in 1975.
Known for:
- PBS NewsHour (Since 1975)
- Washington Week (Since 1967)
- America at a Crossroads (Since 2007)
- Let's Go to the Museum (1954 – 1956)
- The Story of English (Since 1986)