Bill Moyers returning to weekly show on PBS

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

he announced it at the media reform conference here yesterday. It will be called "Bill Moyers Journal" and wills tart in April

[atommom]

1. Great news! We really need him back. nt

[Nite Owl]

2. What good news!

i have missed him, he's my all time favorite journalist.

[AspenRose]

3. Yay!

How was that conference in Memphis? Sounds like it was going to be really good.

[Oleladylib]

4. Made my day!

[SoCalDem]

5. For the Moyers' fans :) enjoy

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/moyersonamerica/moyersonpbs.html

[Tuesday_Morning]

9. Also...

Did you see this?

Fresh from Memphis. Bill Moyers at the National Conference on Media Reform.

Part 1: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x12524

Part 2: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x12526

[Robbien]

11. Where are the K & R's on Moyer's UTube threads?

Great videos. Thanks for the headsup

[Tuesday_Morning]

23. Yeah - I wish I were there...

at the Media Reform conference. I intended to go but that life got kinda hectic.

But it's great getting reports and video from DUers.

[HuskiesHowls]

6. Best thing I've heard today!!! n/t

[marmar]

7. There is some sanity left in the world.

:toast:

[Kurovski]

8. K&R.

Great news.

[KT2000]

10. HOOOO RAY!

We sure need him now.
He will raise the bar for the others in media. :bounce:

[Gregorian]

12. The repub CEO just stepped down. Moyers steps up.

I saw his speech from this last week. Absolutely incredible. He discussed his experience during LBJ's presidency, and the creation of PBS as the people's media. He made it clear he intended to step back in.

He wants to make powerful people with things to hide, very uncomfortable. Moyers is responsible for a lot of the frantic spin that has come out of the republican administrations. He's going to be a force for good things in the media.

[SeattleGirl]

13. I thought that might happen, since the CEO stepped down.

I'm so glad. I love Bill Moyers! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[CatWoman]

14. did you know his son was once a crack addict?

I heard him talking about it on NPR.

Touching, inspirational story:

http://www.salon.com/media/1998/03/30media.html

[omega minimo]

15. Good news. That Paul Yawncaccio has killed NOW

[femrap]

16. Great News..

Hope you are enjoying the Conference....I went to the last one in St. Louis and enjoyed it tremendously.

[ralis]

17. Moyers on YouTube

Just found this on youtube. Moyers did this in 1987. Secret govt. vs. the War Powers Act etc. Scary stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watchV=4Z5-AKy9V5M

ralis

[file83]

18. WELCOME to the DU my friend!

:hi:
:kick:

The url didn't work however. Can you double check that url and repost? Thanks!

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. welcome to DU

[newyawker99]

28. Hi ralis!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Morgana LaFey]

40. Your link isn't working

but welcome to DU nonetheless. :D

[WiseButAngrySara]

19. Good, good, good !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....n/t

[kdpeters]

21. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!

The return of objective journalism with values. It's like a long lost friend is coming back just when i needed him most.

[Diane R]

22. Yippee!! This is wonderful news. n/t

[jazzjunkysue]

24. THank god. n/t.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

25. Great news!! Thank you for this! n/t

[madokie]

26. Its about time

I will be watching for this one

[Dinger]

27. Yes!!!! Makes My Day : )

How did he get past the powers that be at PBS?

[progressoid]

29. Yeaaa!!!

[GreenEyedLefty]

30. Yay!

I just love Bill Moyers.

[jeffrey_X]

31. Awesome!!!

eom

[otohara]

32. I've Missed Him - This is Great News

thanks Bill.

[young_at_heart]

33. He is the reason we signed up for TIVO

Our NC PBS station didn't have him on (like the rest of the country) at 9pm, Friday night. They scheduled him at 2pm on Sundays, which interfered with football for us. I wrote to PBS twice and got a lame answer as to the reasons for the change for NC....we are no longer contributing to PBS!

[hootinholler]

34. A kick for Wills Tart!

Yummy, Moyers is back!

-Hoot

[klook]

35. Best news I've heard in a while. Thanks. (n/t)

[Swamp Rat]

36. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[truedelphi]

37. Thanks for letting us know Moyers is back n/t

[Hoping4Change]

38. Great news. K&R

[Morgana LaFey]

39. Great! NOW tell us about that media reform conference....

pretty please. Or if you did, post a nice link for the rest of us, eh?

[BrklynLiberal]

41. Best media news I''ve heard in years!!!!

[jazzjunkysue]

42. I just sat next to Bill Moyers and his wife at the Martin Luther King/John Edwards

event in Riverside church in the Bronx.

He's an amazing peaceful presence.

While the crowd applauded and stood to applaud all the speakers, including John Edwards, he kept his opinions under wraps. That's the journalist. Not wanting to appear to have an agenda.

He is quiet and warm and gentle. I asked to sit in his pew. He and his wife were on the end. When I asked if we could sit down he stood and smiled and with that voice said, "Of course." As soon as I heard him, I said, "Oh God! You're Bill Moyers! What an honor to meet you!" And he held out his hand to shake mine, and his wife did, as well. Then, he said hello to my boyfriend.

He's so still and gentle and quiet. Wow. His wife was equally elegant and still. It was an honor to be near this deep man.

At the end, they had the whole church stand and sing "We shall overcome." Everyone joined hands, and so my boyfriend got to hold his wife's hand. I just wish I could have been 2 seats over in the pew.....

It was lovely. No one mentioned him from the podium, so, I think he went there unnanounced. Other celebrities in the audience were mentioned, like Henry Bellafonte, and Wiener and Chuck Schumer were there. Bu no one seemed to know about Bill, or they would have introduced him.

At the end, I saw him go up to the front, to all the dignitaries, including Martin's son Martin the III.

John was great. Look for my post about John. I'll talk about him there. He'll probably put it on his website, anyway at www.johnedwards.com.

[raysr]

43. Wonderful news,

I watched his 2005 speech about how he was forced out by the republics last nite on "Link TV".

[BlooInBloo]

44. Hm. I feel bad for all Williams who are cheating on their wives.

[JitterbugPerfume]

45. this is VERY good news

I have missed him terribly