Bill Moyers to Get Lifetime Achievement Award at Emmy Awards Ceremony

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT/AP: Moyers to Get Lifetime Achievement Award
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 31, 2006

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bill Moyers will receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Science at its annual news and documentary Emmy Awards ceremony in September, the academy said Monday.

Moyers, who has received more than 30 Emmys, currently has a seven-part PBS series on faith and reason.

The 72-year-old Moyers was press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson and worked as deputy director of the Peace Corps in the Kennedy administration. He became publisher of Newsday after leaving government, then worked as a network news analyst.

He founded Public Affairs Television with his wife and business partner, Judith Davidson Moyers, in 1986 to make a variety of programs. For three years starting in 2002, he was host of the weekly newsmagazine ''Now with Bill Moyers.''...

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-TV-Emmys-Moyers.html

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. Most EXCELLENT!

No-one deserves it more.

:applause:

[calmblueocean]

2. Woo hoo! I love Bill.

We need about a dozen more like him.

[krkaufman]

8. Agreed. I just don't know where they are today.

I miss him sorely on NOW; David B is a shift to the Right, and just doesn't have the interviewing talent or knowledge. (Brancachio's style seems to be to approach each interview as an imbecile on a subject, and ask the simplest questions possible, seldom challenging the interviewed.)

[TaleWgnDg]

3. "lifetime achievement award" . . . kudoos to Mr. Moyers . . . well done!

[OneBlueSky]

4. his acceptance speech may be a "must watch" . . .

wonder if he'll stray from the traditional "thank yous" and address the American people about the end of the world and other matters of import . . .

[w4rma]

7. I wonder if the big media cuts away or talks over from him if he does.(nt)

[tbyg52]

10. That would be the ultimate irony!

Cut away from the speech of the person you are honoring. I hope he gives them both barrels!

[LuckyLib]

13. Or maybe he'll ask us to consider what it means when you

have no free press in your country.

[aaronbees]

5. So well deserved!

What an honorable man and fine thinker he is. Kudos to you, Mr. Moyers.

[heliarc]

6. My humblest thanks Mr. Moyers...

For your life which you continue to lead with integrity, honesty and a real conscience.

You've taught me so much over the years, and I hope you gather up all the Emmy's left to give.

[Vidar]

9. Well-deserved.

[Cha]

11. That's so Cool!

Bill Moyer has earned that award with a lifetime of service to his country. We are so lucky to have him.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

12. Bill Moyers is a great American and a heck of a nice guy.