RIP Bill Moyers

[misanthrope]

Last edited Thu Jun 26, 2025, 07:25 PM - Edit history (1)

In my eyes, this man was a paragon of journalism. We don't see many of his kind any more.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2025/06/26/bill-moyers-white-house-press-secretary-tv-journalist/stories/202506260107

https://apnews.com/article/bill-moyers-dead-eed7ecae0e20c2db4b82500996916dfe

From the AP story:

“I think my peers in commercial television are talented and devoted journalists,” he said another time, “but they’ve chosen to work in a corporate mainstream that trims their talent to fit the corporate nature of American life. And you do not get rewarded for telling the hard truths about America in a profit-seeking environment.”

[irisblue]

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[Demovictory9]

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[sinkingfeeling]

2. He will be missed. R.I.P.

[CousinIT]

4. No. I'm so sad about this! He was someone I admired and respected.

I watched his videos, read his articles, and subscribed to everything he produced.

He was a paragon of journalism.

Rest in Power and Peace, Mr. Moyers!

[Nanjeanne]

5. One of the best.

[Uncle Joe]

6. RIP Bill, and thank you for your insight, influence and wisdom

[malaise]

12. THIS

Rec

[OLDMDDEM]

7. R.I.P. Bill.

[Coventina]

8. I was just thinking about him! Wow!

RIP

[greblach]

9. RIP Bill Moyers

I always enjoyed Bill Moyers commentary. In my mind he was kind of like Eric Sevareid for Dan Rather...

[Hekate]

10. What he brought into our lives was incalculable. Cross gently, good sir.

I’m a mythologist today because of the series he did with Joseph Campbell.

[ananda]

11. Now there was a great man!

Wise, articulate, and...

did that great series with Joseph Campbell!

And he was from Marshall, Texas!

[Karasu]

24. Everything he did with Campbell was absolutely fantastic and immediately made me a fan.

[BadgerMom]

13. Very sorry to hear this.

It is a loss.

[PlanetBev]

14. One of my heros

Sad to see him go. The world is a lesser place with his loss.

[Alice Kramden]

15. A gentleman and a scholar

[MuseRider]

16. Awww, he was so good.

I hope one day people will grow up to look up to him like many of us did. We grew up with him, I hope he can be kept where they can read or watch him. Man, this is a real sad day.

[Ishoutandscream2]

17. Another great Texan

Bill was greatness. He will be missed.

[Raine]

18. R-I-P Bill ... 😪 🙏

a REAL journalist.

[Jit423]

19. A huge piece of excellent journalism died with him. nt

[Tom_Foolery]

20. RIP to a giant...

[mdbl]

21. One of the few great journalists. His passing will leave a huge void in truthful reporting.

RIP and thank you for all you've done.

[Karasu]

22. I don't think I could have possibly phrased it any better than you just did. RIP, Bill.

You were one of the GOATs.

[Harker]

23. He knew enough to simply ask "why", then listen to the answer.

Bill Moyers was a great favorite of mine.

[Tommy Carcetti]

25. I met him briefly.

He came to give a talk at my college.

I had known about him because my mom was a big fan of his. So I passed on her wishes to him.

[Warpy]

26. I missed his years as LBJ's press secretary

so I missed hearing him lie about Vietnam along with everybody esle. By the time I had a TV, LBJ was out and Nixon was in and Moyers wasn't lying any more, it seems he'd realized what a shit show that was was before LBJ realized the generals were all lying to him. I don't think he ever got over those lies and that was a good thing, it was the beginning of many years of good journalism.

He was a goood guy. I"lll miss him.

[Blue Owl]

27. And truly....

we live in a profit-seeking environment…..

[Sparkly]

28. So sad to hear this.

I'm at the age now that my mother was when it seemed ever week she said, "It's the end of an era," because a public figure died.

Bill Moyers' insightful interviews of Joseph Campbell were absolutely transformative in my life.

I am so grateful. He was a marvel.

[area51]

29. RIP.

Cross gently.

[mountain grammy]

30. One of the best

A true journalist. Rest in Peace

[sheshe2]

31. Rest in Peace, Sir.

[spanone]

32. A paragon of journalism. Says it all.

K&R