Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Robert MacNeil Dies: Longtime PBS 'MacNeil/Lehrer Report' Co-Anchor Was 93 Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 12:33:08 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 30 Message-ID: <20240413123308.00007a84@example.com> References: <1691002842.734671766.981976.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> <20240413095610.000053ed@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 18:33:10 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3b567f3cc1083766d4267e1b1bc2ce37"; logging-data="3252060"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19lnN6zN2hmTNeRncQDPq9Yeoo4/8qbHfs=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:WNzPPbPQjwBGCB60zp6dAe+1r24= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240413-4, 4/13/2024), Outbound message X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 2303 On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 14:20:35 -0000 (UTC) "Adam H. Kerman" wrote: > Rhino wrote: > >Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:30:16 -0700 anim8rfsk wrote: > > > > >>https://deadline.com/2024/04/robert-macneil-dead-1235883179/ > > >>Robert MacNeil Dies: Longtime PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report Co-Anchor > >>Was 93 > > >I remember his excellent documentary series, The Story of English, > >which described the origins and evolution of English all the way > >from its earliest roots through to the present. > > >Fun fact: MacNeil was born and raised in Canada, Nova Scotia to be > >more specific. > > From NewsHour, he grew up in Halifax but was born in Montreal. He > became an American citizen late in life, shortly after retiring from > news broadcasting on air. (He and Lehrer retained ownership of the > program so they could produce, but sold it to WETA in 2014.) I stand corrected. I remember him mentioning Nova Scotia roots during The Story of English but did not know he was actually born in Montreal. -- Rhino