PBS NewsHour Names Laura Baron-Lope as White House Correspondent (Exclusive)

PBS NewsHour Names Laura Baron-Lope as White House Correspondent (Exclusive)

PBS long night press release PBS news time I found a new correspondent in the White House.

The schedule, prepared by WETA, states that Laura Baron-Lopez will cover the Biden administration for the show, beginning June 13. Previously, he was a White House reporter for Politico and also worked for The Washington Examiner, The Hill and HuffPost.

Baron-Lopez has also been an analyst at CNN since 2019 and will continue to do so at the cable news channel.

“We are excited about Laura’s work at Politico, CNN and elsewhere, and look forward to joining the NewsHour team now at a critical White House pace,” he said. NewsTime Senior Executive Producer Sarah Just. “Laura’s passion for in-depth reporting, contextualized and nuanced storytelling is perfect for P.BS news time.”

Baron-López replaced Yamiche Alkindor, who was previously NewsTimeWhite House correspondent, but left for NBC News in March to become its Washington correspondent. Alcindor also serves as moderator for PBS and WETA. Washington weekAnd he continues to lead this weekly show.

NewsTime “It has a decades-old reputation as a destination for in-depth news and analysis,” Baron-Lopez said in a statement. “Viewers trust it, and that trust has never been more important than it is now, when domestic extremism and the threat to democracy are growing. I look forward to adding NewsTimeA legacy of informing the public, holding the powerful to account and promoting an informed democracy.

NewsTime It started in 1975 as Robert McNeill reportwas done later McNeill/Lehrer Report after that Jim Lehrer joined the show the following year. Lehrer ran the program in 2011.

NewsTime Currently hosted by Judy Woodruff and Jeff Bennett.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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