Why did Washington Week Change hosts?

Costa left the program in January 2021 to devote his time to co-authoring an upcoming book with veteran journalist Bob Woodward; guest moderators were used in Costa’s place. In May 2021, Yamiche Alcindor, at the time the White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour, became the ninth moderator of Washington Week.

Who was the previous moderator of Washington Week?

He was succeeded by Robert MacNeil, co-anchor of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour; veteran journalist Paul Duke, and former NBC national political correspondent Ken Bode. Gwen Ifill became the managing editor and moderator of Washington Week on October 1, 1999, a position she held until her death in November 2016.

Where did Yamiche Alcindor go?

She left PBS NewsHour in January 2022. In May 2021, Alcindor became the new moderator of Washington Week. Alcindor began work as a Washington correspondent for NBC News in March 2022.

What happened to Robert Costa’s of Washington Week?

On January 1, 2021, Costa hosted his last episode of the Washington Week program on PBS. He left the television program to write a book with Bob Woodward. The book, entitled Peril, was released in September 2021.