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- Birth nameBilly Don Moyers
- Bill Moyers was born on June 5, 1934 in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Bill Moyers' Journal (1972), Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982) and Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report (2001). He was married to Judith Davidson Moyers. He died on June 26, 2025 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJudith Davidson Moyers(December 18, 1954 - June 26, 2025) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenJohn Davidson MoyersAlice Suzanne Moyers
- ParentsJohn Henry MoyersRuby Jewel Johnson
- RelativesJames Henry Moyers(Sibling)
- He had a heart bypass in 1994. Took a years leave of absence to rebuild his health.
- Longtime liberal political columnist and commentator.
- Is a supporter of numerous liberal causes and organizations, such as Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and Take Back America, an organization that helps to elect Democrats to public office. Other people of note who have spoken at Take Back America conferences include Rev. Jesse Jackson, Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, 2004 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards and feminist activist and president of the National Organization for Women Kim Gandy.
- A survey of television critics by Television Quarterly, the official journal of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, placed Moyers among the ten journalists who have had the most significant influence on television news.
- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has recognized his work with more than 30 Emmy Awards for excellence.
- [on the one thing he would change about himself] Stop trying to get too many cookies out of the cookie jar at once.
- [observation, 1966, just before resigning from President Johnson's cabinet] The credibility gap is getting so bad, we can't even believe our own leaks.
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