Trivia

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.

He was elected to the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and a year later received the Charles Frankel Prize (now the National Humanities Medal) from the National Endowment for the Humanities "for outstanding contributions to American cultural life".