Robert MacNeil

Robert MacNeil OC
MacNeil accepting the 2008 Cronkite Award
Born	Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil (1931-01-19)January 19, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 12, 2024(2024-04-12) (aged 93) New York City, U.S.
Citizenship	Canada United States (from 1997)
Alma mater	Carleton University
Occupations	Journalist novelist
Years active	1956–2020
Notable credit	The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
Children	4, including Ian

Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil OC (January 19, 1931 – April 12, 2024), often known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian-American journalist, writer and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975.^[1] He co-anchored the program until 1995. The show eventually became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and is today the PBS NewsHour.