PBS News Hour is a news program on PBS. It was formerly used as the brand name for generic news coverage on the channel until June 18, 2024, when "Hour" was dropped from its name.
The Robert MacNeil Report
1975–1976
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PBS News Hour premiered on October 20, 1975 as The Robert MacNeil Report.
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
1976–1981
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On September 6, 1976 (Labor Day), The Robert MacNeil Report was renamed as The MacNeil/Lehrer Report.
1981–1983
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The arrows might symbolise the states that made the show up until that point (Washington D.C., or WETA; and New York, or WNET).
The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
1983–1992
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On September 5, 1983, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report expanded the duration from half-hour to a one-hour program under a title as The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.
1992–1995
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The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
1995–1999
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On October 23, 1995 (three days after Robert MacNeil retired), the program renamed to The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
1999–2006
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2006–2009
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PBS NewsHour
2009–2024
On May 11, 2009, PBS announced that The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer would be revamped on December 7 of that year under a revised title as PBS NewsHour. Despite the PBS' rebranding in November 2019, this logo continued with the original P-head design until June 2024 when the logo revamped.
PBS News Hour
2024–present
Designer:
Lippincott Kojo Boateng (PBS News creative director for broadcast) Adolescent
Typography:
PBS Sans (custom-designed, modified; PBS logo) PBS Sans Condensed Bold ("NEWS HOUR" wordmark)
On June 10, 2024, the program debuted a new logo and graphics package incorporating the 2019 "P-Head" design (five years after PBS initially rolled out the revised logo), coinciding with the introduction of new sets for the NewsHour's weekday and weekend broadcasts as well as Washington Week.[2] Their digital and social media branding now carries the brand PBS News.
