PBS | Revolving Door Marks Replaces Crystal at MacNeil Lehrer By kevin on Jul. 21, 2010 - 1:21 PM • “NewsHour” associate EP Simon Marks will take over as president of MacNeil Lehrer productions starting September 1st. He replaces PBS veteran and former NBC News President Lest Crystal, who announced his retirem ...
PBS PBS Vet, Former-NBC News Pres Les Crystal Retires By kevin on May. 21, 2010 - 10:51 AM PBS has announced that Lester “Les” Crystal — who most recently has been the President of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, which produces “PBS Newshour” — will retire in August. He will stick around ...