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John Yang to anchor ‘PBS News Weekend’
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Yang succeeds Geoff Bennett, who left the program to co-anchor “PBS NewsHour.”
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Yang succeeds Geoff Bennett, who left the program to co-anchor “PBS NewsHour.”
The co-anchors start in their roles Jan. 2.
Union organizers say they aim to improve staff morale and reduce turnover.
Alcindor has been a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC since 2016.
The weekday “NewsHour” and its weekend offshoot, which launched in 2013, will be consolidated under WETA in Washington, D.C., by next year.
“The misery from a local perspective continues even after some of the national media has left. But the unique thing with The Communities Initiative is we’re still here. We’re still recording.”
Alcindor plans to maintain the show’s traditions while thinking of ways it can speak “to a new generation of people.”
The “NewsHour” correspondent crouched behind a barrier and continued reporting as police confronted rioters near the balcony of the House chamber.
Alcindor is the first public media reporter and first Black woman to win the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman Award, presented annually to a journalist who demonstrates “overall excellence.”