News Jim Lehrer, co-founder and longtime anchor of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 85 January 23, 2020 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY Comments Off on Jim Lehrer, co-founder and longtime anchor of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 85 Jim Lehrer, a longtime anchorman for PBS, has died Thursday at 85, the organization announced on its website and Twitter.