Alcoholics Often Experts At Hiding It Aug 9, 2009
(He is also a former journalist and the son of broadcaster Bill Moyers. . (KIRO TV, WA)
LETTER: Time for new approach to nation's health care Aug 8, 2009
Cognitus wrote on Aug 5, 2009 10:24 AM:" I just wish the public would wake up to the way the insurance companies are cutting off people when they need help,cutting off employers of small business when ONE of their employees has an expensive illness. I've never used tinyurl before but go to: http://tinyurl.com/August052009If this won't click, Edit Copy/Pasteto get it into your URL. If your software won't play the movie, the written transcript followsright below it. You'll see Bill Moyers facing a... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Health Insurance Whistleblower Urges Obama Health Chiefs to Join Him at Free Urban Health Care 'Expedition' in L.A. Stadium Aug 7, 2009
Potter, who is now affiliated with the Center for Media and Democracy, was also recently interviewed by Bill Moyers for PBS. He received a public service award last week from California's Civil Justice Foundation. See the Moyers interview at ewatch. (PR Newswire)
Michael Winship: Pay-to-Play - Washingtons sport of kings Aug 7, 2009
Michael Winship is senior writer of the weekly public affairs program Bill Moyers Journal, which airs Friday night on PBS.. Messenger Post. (Medfield Press, MA)
Race, Lies, and Health Scares Aug 5, 2009
The news media could have instead been running, say, commentary about Michael Moore's Sicko, like the interview Bill Moyers did with CIGNA's former PR chief just two weeks ago; or they could have aired footage of the uninsured being wheeled out onto the sidewalk outside hospitals to "walk it off." That they didn't isn't a conspiracy, either--I mean, those endless ads for "purple pills" and aphrodisiacs on the evening news are just the way capitalism works, and don't necessarily mean that Big... (CBS News)
Betty Sue Flowers Aug 5, 2009
Besides being an award-winning UT professor and administrator, Flowers has been a consultant to NASA, the U.S. Navy, General Motors and KLRU. She also is known nationally for her work with journalist Bill Moyers on The Power of Myth book series and television specials ... I remember one time talking with her, and she was working with [PBS journalist] Bill Moyers on a project one day, then flew to a major corporation the next to consult with them on their communications strategy, and then she was... (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Michael Winship and Bill Moyers: Obama's health care struggle -- Waterloo or water down? Jul 29, 2009
Michael Winship and Bill Moyers: Obama's health care struggle -- Waterloo or water down ... Bill Moyers/Michael Winship ... Michael Winship and Bill Moyers: Obama's health care struggle -- Waterloo or water down. (Medfield Press, MA)
Huston Smith’s memoir stresses events over emotions Jul 27, 2009
5 million copies, and his views were featured in a five-part public television series with Bill Moyers. Having just turned 90 and entering the twilight of his illustrious career as a writer and professor, Smith has penned a folksy, accessible memoir. (Boston Globe)
Former CIGNA executive talks about health care with Bill Moyer Jul 25, 2009
" In his first extended television interview since leaving the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter tells Bill Moyers why he left his successful career as the head of Public Relations for CIGNA, one of the nation's largest insurers, and decided to speak out against the industry. "I didn't intend to [speak out], until it became really clear to me that the industry is resorting to the same tactics they've used over the years, and particularly back in the early '90s, when they were leading the... (Harper's Magazine)
Climate cools “ Economy crumbles Jul 22, 2009
The Truth wrote on Jul 21, 2009 5:47 PM:" General Info--Health Care 101. Bill Moyers of PBS interviewed Cegna Insurance company executive Wendel Porter. Very enlightening. Potter recently quit his top level position over guilt pangs concerning the dishonest practices of the insurance-pharmacy-lobbyist industry complex. Potter states they are spending millions lying to Congress so they will not lose their massive profits. Obama has shown he has the guts to take these greedy moneyworshipers on.... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Michael Winship and Bill Moyers: Two views of health care Jul 21, 2009
Bill Moyers/Michael Winship ... By Michael Winship and Bill Moyers ... That s what Wendell Potter, the former CIGNA executive turned health-care reform advocate, told us on a recent edition of "Bill Moyers Journal.". (Medfield Press, MA)
LETTERS: NCT, July 20, 2009 Jul 20, 2009
" It could show the present-day corruption of our Congress and the television news media. Use the same script and they can make it in color. But black and white is fine. It's primarily sticking with the story line.Maybe in today's secular progressive thought, they would make Congress and the news media the heroes and Mr. Smith the villain. That just goes to show how things can change in time.Stanley PetersonSan MarcosWhat is wrong with politicians?The CIA was planning on killing Osama bin Laden... (North County Times)
We The Corporation Jul 20, 2009
Journalist Jeremy Scahill has also sounded the alarm on the private defense contractor Blackwater in a book he wrote about the private defense contractor entitled, Blackwater The Rise of the World's Most powerful Mercenary Army, and in an interview he did with Bill Moyers for the PBS program, Bill Moyers Journal. In the for the Journal, Scahill talks about how the advent of 180,000 member mercenary force that includes Blackwater personnel has doubled the American troop presence in Iraq. (Suite101.com)
Looking for a morning show Jul 19, 2009
" abelito wrote on Jul 18, 2009 7:04 AM:" socrates, I don't know if he's on the radio as well, but don't forget KPBS' Bill Moyers Journal on Friday nights "telling it like it is." " Triplemeh wrote on Jul 18, 2009 1:04 AM:" @burn33. ah yes, the good ol' days of 98. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Why Cronkite Fretted About Media's Future Jul 19, 2009
Bill Moyers, who was President Lyndon Johnson's press secretary, has speculated that Cronkite's blunt assessment of the war contributed significantly to Johnson's decision to propose negotiations and to drop out of the 1968 presidential race. (Moyers and Cronkite tangled in the 1960s, when the younger man was President Lyndon Johnson's press secretary. (CBS News)
Iconic newsman Walter Cronkite dead at 92 Jul 18, 2009
" Gaining a nation's trust As President Lyndon Johnson listened to the broadcast, according to aide Bill Moyers, he said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America. " But Bay Area media critic Norman Solomon said that "if Cronkite was the leading American TV journalist of his generation, that doesn't reflect well on the overall independence of the U.S. news media while covering foreign policy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
America's anchorman dies at 92 Jul 18, 2009
President Lyndon B. Johnson watched the broadcast, Mr. Cronkite wrote in his 1996 memoir, "A Reporter's Life," quoting a description of the scene by Bill Moyers, then a Johnson aide. "The president flipped off the set," Mr. Moyers recalled, "and said, 'If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America.'". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Jul 18, 2009
A week later, on July 7, Bill Moyers of PBS asked Clinton: "Will you see to it if you're elected ; your first appointee (to the Supreme Court) will be a strong supporter of Roe v. Wade?". "Yes," Clinton replied. (Human Events Online)
Click to read: Walter Cronkite Dies Jul 18, 2009
" Not long after, Johnson declared his intention not to run for re-election. That same year saw the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy - two more shocking moments that bound the country together through the medium of television. Once again, as he had five years earlier, Cronkite was the steadying force during a time of national sorrow. "It's a kind of chemistry," former Johnson aide and CBS News commentator Bill Moyers once said. "The camera either sees you as part... (CBS News)
PBS and Health-Care Hypocrites Jul 15, 2009
A man named Wendell Potter was the star of the hour on PBS's "Bill Moyers Journal" on July 10 ... none other than Bill Moyers. (Townhall.com)
Obama Dismisses Idea of Second Stimulus Jul 12, 2009
It doesn't have anything to do with the airing last night on PBS of the Bill Moyers interview of Wendell Potter, former head of Corporate Communications at CIGNA, one of the largest health insurers in the United States, does it. Mr. Potter was basically whistle-blowing on the powerful Insurance Lobby, and that they will stop at nothing to preserve the status quo. (CBS News)
Hope and Change in Iran Jun 27, 2009
I carried a small, portable typewriter so I could file stories for Hearst Newspapers (there were quite a few in those days), a large, Nagra tape recorder (then the technological cutting edge) so I could prepare radio reports for CBS, and I was working with an Iranian producer on a television documentary for Bill Moyers at PBS.. Our crew - a cameraman and soundman - recorded Iranians going to the polls. (Townhall.com)
Norman Lear looks back on his career Jun 21, 2009
Today, Lear is a fan of Bill Moyers Journal and South Park, and sees his legacy more in The Daily Show than in sitcoms. I can t honestly say I can see anywhere where we changed anything, he said. (Boston Globe)
Site rates how green a product really is Jun 16, 2009
I am a huge fan of "Bill Moyers Journal." A Friday night is not complete unless I watch as Moyers asks the profound questions of our times to some of the country's most profound thinkers. A month or so ago, his guest was Daniel Goleman, a psychologist who has just published a book called "Ecological Intelligence." Well-spoken, passionate, erudite, Goleman talked about the need to go beyond merely incorporating sustainable practices in our lives. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (May 10) May 10, 2009
Extras: Dourif interview; lecture circuit recording of O'Connor; Huston interview with Bill Moyers. (Criterion, $39. (Boston Globe)
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Mortgaging the White House May 5, 2009
Bill Moyers/Michael Winship ... By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship ... Bill Moyers is managing editor and Michael Winship is senior writer of the weekly public affairs program "Bill Moyers Journal," which airs Friday night on PBS. Check local airtimes or comment at The Moyers Blog at www. (Medfield Press, MA)
Tweet Styles of the Rich and Famous Apr 28, 2009
John Lithgow ("90 minutes with Bill Moyers [my neighbor!] for his show, then Denzel and Pauletta"). Paula Abdul ("Zack [sic] Efron is a friend of mine so I def want to check it out"). (Slate)
WNET.ORG's 16th Annual Gala Salute to Honor Author and Civic Leader Meredith Brokaw, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman And CEO Jamie Dimon, and Academy Award-Winning Actor Kevin Kline Apr 15, 2009
Honorary CommitteeDavid Brancaccio, Aaron Brown, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Philippe de Montebello, Abigail E. Disney, Niall Ferguson, Rene Fleming, Neal Gabler, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Judith and Bill Moyers, Richard Pea, Gini Reticker, Charlie Rose, Martin Savidge, Andrew Ross Sorkin ... Past honorees who are invited to attend the 2009 Gala include Alan Alda, Julie Andrews, William F. Baker, Antonio Banderas, Tony Bennett, Michael R. Bloomberg, Tom Brokaw, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Joan Ganz... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Letter: Too big to fail,’ unearned bonuses are both galling (April 15) Apr 15, 2009
Recently Bill Moyers was interviewing Bill Black, author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One. As usual I came away with new insights into the present financial crisis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Read the 'News Watch 'transcript Apr 14, 2009
" Back with our panel now, Marissa, Jim, and Cal and Kirsten. Let's start with Kirsten here. It's no accident. It's no coincidence they're doing it this week. What's the intent? POWERS: Probably, to make news and get attention. They're a news magazine. I have to say this, I generally am pretty critical of having media deals with religion, Christianity specifically. They tend to be very critical, very unfair. HEMMER: But in this case? POWERS: I read the article and I thought it was sort of I... (Fox News)
Group Launches Protests Against Ban... Apr 12, 2009
She says she was inspired by an interview on the TV show, Bill Moyers Journal, with a former International Monetary Fund banker Simon Johnson to put together this group s manifesto. A New Way Forward's main contention is that the banks have become tooo big and have started distorting the economy and the political process. (Suite101.com)
Michael Winship: Abraham Lincoln's legacy 144 years later Apr 11, 2009
This guy took me down and down and down into the bowels of the library, down a long hall all the way to what felt like the back of the building, Waterston told my colleague Bill Moyers ... Lincoln was assassinated 144 years ago on Good Friday, and so Waterston is appearing on Bill Moyers Journal this week to read excerpts reflecting the ways in which Lincoln s image has evolved and has been interpreted by great American writers from Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman to Delmore Schwartz and... (Medfield Press, MA)
CODEPINK rages against the Larry Summers machine Apr 10, 2009
By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship. By Gary Kamiya. (Salon)
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Changing the rules of the blame game Apr 9, 2009
Bill Moyers/Michael Winship ... By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship ... On last Friday night s edition of Bill Moyers Journal, Black said the current economic and financial meltdown is driven by fraud and banks that got away with it, in part, because of government deregulation. (Medfield Press, MA)
Goldman Sachs CEO Wants Reform Of Exec Pay Apr 8, 2009
Please see the Bill Moyers Journal April 6 episode for the best coverage of this so far in the USA. At least PBS is willing to do some research instead of being told what to read in their newscasts. Posted by talk_down_2_you at 12:14 PM : Apr 7, 2009. (CBS News)
WEST WING AIDES MADE MILLIONS FROM BAILED-OUT BANKS... Apr 5, 2009
" So much for 19th Century thinking. Consider Summers, and the real story below: doctorfixit: Apr. 3, 2009 - 9:05 PM EST My administration, the president added, is the only thing between you and the pitchforks. Anyone else think this quote is a bit of a Freudian slip by the president? Could it be that the characterization is a hint of his perception of the American people? Quite distrubing... I really laughed loudly when I read this. But I was thinking more of Grant Wood and American Gothic,... (The Drudge Report)
Poetry for the people, all month long Apr 2, 2009
Contact us: 1-808-245-3681. Latest Updated: Wednesday, April 01, 2009. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Democracy's Cheat Sheet? Mar 28, 2009
Bill Moyers encapsulated their view two years ago when he argued the notion "that the dominant institutions of the press are guardians of democracy. They actually work to keep reality from us, whether it's the truth of money in politics, the social costs of 'free trade,' growing inequality, the resegregation of our public schools, or the devastating onward march of environmental deregulation.". Related in SlateLast month, Jack Shafer against the idea of foundation ownership of newspapers and... (Slate)
The best Congress lobbyists could buy Mar 25, 2009
I was watching Bill Moyers a while back, and his guest, I can t recall the name, gave a very detailed account of how the lobbying industry began. It started with universities wanting to secure money for themselves and then it spiraled out of control to become what we have today. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Michael Winship: Government releasing more info about soldiers' suicides Mar 18, 2009
GateHouse News Service. Tue Mar 17, 2009, 11:28 PM EDT. (Medfield Press, MA)
Michael Winship: The brave, living and dead Mar 17, 2009
Michael Winship is senior writer of the weekly public affairs program Bill Moyers Journal, which airs Friday nights on PBS.. Loading commenting interface. (Medfield Press, MA)
Don't Trust Bill Moyers' Memory Mar 13, 2009
Bill Moyers' memory: why you can't trust it ... Bill Moyers' MemoryWhy you can't trust it ... Bill Moyers Last month in a to Slate, former Johnson administration official Bill Moyers dismissed my recent that criticized him foramong other thingsinstructing the FBI to investigate Barry Goldwater's staff. (Slate)
Michael Winship: Oh, what a lovely class war Mar 12, 2009
Michael Winship is senior writer of the weekly public affairs program Bill Moyers Journal, which airs Friday night on PBS. Check local airtimes. Loading commenting interface. (Medfield Press, MA)
Celebrating Technology and Innovation in the Classroom Mar 7, 2009
Through such acclaimed series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, Charlie Rose, Wide Angle, NOW on PBS, Bill Moyers Journal, and Cyberchase -- as well as unique local programming, web content and educational outreach -- THIRTEEN's mission is to serve New York City, America and the world with media experiences that inform, enlighten and inspire. ABOUT WLIW21. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
How to become a Jonas Brothers fan Feb 25, 2009
You can watch Bill Moyers Journal and still make time to download Burnin Up, which I hear is the big hit I should already have memorized. I mean, even the Grammys and Barbara Walters are ahead of me on this one. (MSNBC -- Music)
More on Moyers Feb 24, 2009
President Lyndon Johnson with Bill Moyers (left) When Bill Moyers left his show Now With Bill Moyers at the end of 2004, he told the that his immediate project would be a book about the year he worked for Lyndon B. Johnson. Upon returning to PBS in the spring of 2007 to relaunch Bill Moyers Journal, he informed the that the book was progressing ... David Plotz Bill Moyers in 1998, writing that his "shows are more 700 Club than Crossfire.". (Slate)
The Intolerable Smugness of Bill Moyers Feb 21, 2009
Bill Moyers, 1965Bill Moyers took it in the shins this week after the Washington Post's Joe Stephens, on FBI files liberated by a FOIA request, reported the liberal lion's role in hunting suspected homosexuals inside the Lyndon Johnson White House ... David Plotz Bill Moyers in 1998, writing that his "shows are more 700 Club than Crossfire." In 2002, Mickey Kaus a Moyer-supported magazine to Enron ... One day when I phoned Bill Moyers he asked if I was going to go to the news conference later... (Slate)
Political Grapevine Feb 20, 2009
The report also says that then-White House aide Bill Moyers also investigated the sexual preferences of fellow staffers. Moyers went on to fame as a liberal journalist. (Fox News)
Bill Clinton: We need 'Fairness Doctrine, or more balance' on airwaves... Feb 13, 2009
Just think, when we Republicans win back congress two years from now we can make it illegal for Keith Olberman, Katie Couric, Harry Smith, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews (if his show survives), Charlie Gibson, Terry Moran, Campbell Brown, Bill Moyers, Andrea Mitchell, all CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, BBC, and all other liberal newsreaders to even broadcast. Isn't tyranny wonderful. (The Drudge Report)
AMC, HBO Win Three Writers Guild Award Feb 9, 2009
PBS awards went to Secrets of the Parthenon (documentary), Frontline's Bush's War: Part One (documentary-current events); and Bill Moyers Journal, Yankee Stadium and the Gilded Age (news analysis, feature or commentary), and shared an award with IFC for the 2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards. ABC writers took home two awards, and Fox, CBS and Nickelodeon collected one apiece. (Multichannel News)
Ruben Navarrette Feb 7, 2009
A former radio talk show host in three markets (Los Angeles, Phoenix and Fresno), he writes and records commentaries for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition." On television he is often called upon to discuss current affairs on CNN and on "The Newshour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS. He has also appeared on "Now with Bill Moyers," "The Chris Matthews Show" and "The O'Reilly Factor.". Prior to joining the Union-Tribune, Navarrette wrote editorials for The Dallas Morning News, which he joined in July... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
