Yamiche Alcindor said that she plans to step down as moderator of Washington Week, the long-running PBS public affairs program.
“After deep thought and some meaningful conversations, I have decided to step away from the moderator role of Washington Week. This move will allow me to focus full time on my commitments to NBC News and to finish my upcoming memoir,” she said Monday.
Alcindor has served as moderator of the program since 2021, when she succeeded Robert Costa. That year, she also joined NBC News after previously serving as White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
The Friday evening show features a roundtable of journalists discussing the week’s events. It is produced by NewsHour Productions out of Weta-tv in Washington.
Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, wrote in a memo to staffers, “We are very grateful to Yamiche for her commitment to the highest standards of journalism during her years in public media.
“After deep thought and some meaningful conversations, I have decided to step away from the moderator role of Washington Week. This move will allow me to focus full time on my commitments to NBC News and to finish my upcoming memoir,” she said Monday.
Alcindor has served as moderator of the program since 2021, when she succeeded Robert Costa. That year, she also joined NBC News after previously serving as White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
The Friday evening show features a roundtable of journalists discussing the week’s events. It is produced by NewsHour Productions out of Weta-tv in Washington.
Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, wrote in a memo to staffers, “We are very grateful to Yamiche for her commitment to the highest standards of journalism during her years in public media.
- 2/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Yamiche Alcindor, the veteran Washington correspondent who has moderated PBS’ “Washington Week” since the Spring of 2021. is stepping down from the show, according to a memo sent to staffers Monday.
Alcindor “has now decided to conclude her tenure with the program as she focuses full-time on her work at NBC and on her forthcoming book,” said Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, the Washington, D.C. PBS station that produces the program, in a memo. No replacement for Alcindor has been named as of yet.
Alcindor said via a Tweet Monday that she decided to leave the PBS role “after some very deep and meaningful conversations.” She joined NBC News in late December. She was just the ninth moderator in the program’s history, having succeeded Robert Costa.
“Washington Week,: said Rockefeller, “remains a vital part of our news and public affairs programming for the nation.” Weta will...
Alcindor “has now decided to conclude her tenure with the program as she focuses full-time on her work at NBC and on her forthcoming book,” said Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of Weta, the Washington, D.C. PBS station that produces the program, in a memo. No replacement for Alcindor has been named as of yet.
Alcindor said via a Tweet Monday that she decided to leave the PBS role “after some very deep and meaningful conversations.” She joined NBC News in late December. She was just the ninth moderator in the program’s history, having succeeded Robert Costa.
“Washington Week,: said Rockefeller, “remains a vital part of our news and public affairs programming for the nation.” Weta will...
- 2/13/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Casting directors have a strange distinction in the awards world: Their guild has an Academy branch, but it’s the only one without its own Oscar category. Imagine for a moment that they did. What are the best-cast films of 2016?
IndieWire asked 13 of the top casting directors to nominate films worthy of casting recognition this year. There were a few restrictions worth noting. Although casting directors often get early sneak peeks at films, many noted there are some films they still hadn’t seen. In particular, many are anxious to find out what legendary casting director Ellen Lewis has cooked up for Martin Scorsese’s “Silence.” The other restriction, which was imposed as responses came in: They couldn’t all write about “Moonlight.” (We’ll dig further into the casting of that film in another article.)
Read More: Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster’s Honorary Oscar Matters...
IndieWire asked 13 of the top casting directors to nominate films worthy of casting recognition this year. There were a few restrictions worth noting. Although casting directors often get early sneak peeks at films, many noted there are some films they still hadn’t seen. In particular, many are anxious to find out what legendary casting director Ellen Lewis has cooked up for Martin Scorsese’s “Silence.” The other restriction, which was imposed as responses came in: They couldn’t all write about “Moonlight.” (We’ll dig further into the casting of that film in another article.)
Read More: Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster’s Honorary Oscar Matters...
- 11/23/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Various films seemed to draw a lot of attention at the Cannes Film Festival this year, and looked to be serious competitors including Andrea Arnold's "American Honey," Jim Jarmusch's "Paterson" and Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann".
However it was Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" which walked away with the Palme d'Or despite not receiving as strong acclaim as some other projects. Now the trailer for the project has gone online.
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Dylan McKiernan, Briana Shann, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy, Kema Sikazwe star in the story of a man who navigates the dehumanizing social welfare system, and strikes up a friendship with a single mother.
The film opens in the U.K. on October 21st before hitting the U.S. through Sundance Selects.
However it was Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" which walked away with the Palme d'Or despite not receiving as strong acclaim as some other projects. Now the trailer for the project has gone online.
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Dylan McKiernan, Briana Shann, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy, Kema Sikazwe star in the story of a man who navigates the dehumanizing social welfare system, and strikes up a friendship with a single mother.
The film opens in the U.K. on October 21st before hitting the U.S. through Sundance Selects.
- 6/15/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
PBS is teaming up with filmmaker Ken Burns to adapt Siddhartha Mukherjee's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer into a documentary.
"Cancer touches nearly everyone in this country, and public media can play a vital role in educating Americans about this disease," Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of the PBS station Weta in Washington, D.C., said in a statement. "We will illuminate cancer as never before, exploring in depth its history, sharing the experiences of those battling it, and offering new hope by spotlighting some of the most extraordinary research being done today.
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"Cancer touches nearly everyone in this country, and public media can play a vital role in educating Americans about this disease," Sharon Percy Rockefeller, president and CEO of the PBS station Weta in Washington, D.C., said in a statement. "We will illuminate cancer as never before, exploring in depth its history, sharing the experiences of those battling it, and offering new hope by spotlighting some of the most extraordinary research being done today.
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- 6/4/2013
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Must-see photos from the week that just was...
Friday, May 13: "X Factor" judge Cheryl Cole hits the Cannes red carpet (above).
Thursday, May 12: Also at the annual film festival, Angelina Jolie steps out with a man who is clearly not partner Brad Pitt at the "Kung Fu Panda 2" photocall.
Wednesday, May 11: Still in Cannes -- Lady Gaga performs for French TV show "Le Grand Journal."
Tuesday, May 10: In New York, Kanye West performs at the 2011 MoMA Party In The Garden Benefit Honoring Patricia Phelps De Cisneros, Mimi Haas, Jill Kraus And Sharon Percy Rockefeller at The Museum. Leelee Sobieski was also in attendance.
Monday, May 9: A Philippine fan shouts during Justin Bieber's one-night concert in Manila.
For more entertainment pics, check out our photo galleries.
Friday, May 13: "X Factor" judge Cheryl Cole hits the Cannes red carpet (above).
Thursday, May 12: Also at the annual film festival, Angelina Jolie steps out with a man who is clearly not partner Brad Pitt at the "Kung Fu Panda 2" photocall.
Wednesday, May 11: Still in Cannes -- Lady Gaga performs for French TV show "Le Grand Journal."
Tuesday, May 10: In New York, Kanye West performs at the 2011 MoMA Party In The Garden Benefit Honoring Patricia Phelps De Cisneros, Mimi Haas, Jill Kraus And Sharon Percy Rockefeller at The Museum. Leelee Sobieski was also in attendance.
Monday, May 9: A Philippine fan shouts during Justin Bieber's one-night concert in Manila.
For more entertainment pics, check out our photo galleries.
- 5/13/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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