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- Birth nameLester Martin Crystal
- Lester Crystal was born on September 13, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for PBS News Hour (1975), Ask NBC News (1979) and NBC White Paper (1960). He was married to Toby Lee Wilson. He died on June 24, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseToby Lee Wilson(1958 - June 24, 2020) (his death, 3 children)
- He studied journalism at Northwestern University, where he received a bachelor's and a master's degree.
- He spent 20 years at NBC and was executive producer of the "NBC Nightly News", before becoming president of the news division. After a corporate shake-up, he eventually went to PBS, where he became executive producer of "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report," a half-hour program that aired one in-depth story every night. Within a year, he spearheaded the expansion to a one-hour newscast, renamed "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour", that was a first for American TV. It usually included three extensive looks at major news topics, along with arts and science stories rarely seen on commercial networks.
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