Jim Lehrer

Birth Name:

James Charles Lehrer

Birth Place:

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Profession

Writer, Actor

Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999
Supports the Pacific Bus Museum in Williams, California and Pennsylvania's Museum of Bus Transportation
After earning degrees from Victoria College in Texas and the University of Missouri, Lehrer worked as a reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times-Herald, for which he would eventually become city editor
Known for his straight-forward, unbiased reporting style
Collects bus memorabilia, including antiques, signs and driver's caps
Has moderated 12 presidential candidate debates between 1988 and 2012

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