Bill Moyers
Journalist and political commentator
Bill Moyers was an American journalist, public television producer and former White House Press Secretary. He wrote The Power of Myth with Joseph Campbell.
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American Born 1934 in Hugo, United States Died 2025
About Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers was born Billy Don Moyers in Hugo, Oklahoma, on June 5, 1934, and died on June 26, 2025. He worked as a journalist and political commentator. He served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary under President Lyndon Johnson from 1965 to 1967, and he was one of the founding organizers of the Peace Corps. Moyers also worked as publisher of Newsday and as a senior news analyst for CBS News, and he spent a decade as a commentator on network television news. He took a large part in public broadcasting, producing documentaries and news journal programs. He won more than thirty Emmy awards, nine Peabody awards and many honorary degrees. His bestselling books include Listening to America, A World of Ideas and Moyers on America. He also wrote The Power of Myth with Joseph Campbell.