Jeffrey Goldberg Named Moderator of PBS’ ‘Washington Week,’ ‘The Atlantic’ Joins as Production Partner
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor “Washington Week,” one of the nation’s most durable weekly news panel programs, is getting a new moderator, and, at the same time, a little financial aid.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of “The Atlantic,” a media outlet devoted to analysis and long-form journalism, will become the PBS program’s new on-air leader, while “The Atlantic” will join the public broadcaster as a producer of the program.
Goldberg’s tenure is slate to kick off August 11. The show has been without a permanent moderator since Yamiche Alcindor exited the role in February of this year.
Over the years, journalists including Gwen Ifill, Robert Costa, Ken Bode and Robert MacNeill have led the program. “With this partnership, ‘Washington Week’ will remain the premier destination for viewers in search of astute analysis of the most important political and policy issues facing our nation.
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