Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Yamiche Alcindor, the veteran Washington correspondent who has moderated PBS’ “Washington Week” since the Spring of 2021.
is stepping down from the show, according to a memo sent to staffers Monday. Alcindor “has now decided to conclude her tenure with the program as she focuses full-time on her work at NBC and on her forthcoming book,” said Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of WETA, the Washington, D.C.
PBS station that produces the program, in a memo. No replacement for Alcindor has been named as of yet. Alcindor said via a Tweet Monday that she decided to leave the PBS role “after some very deep and meaningful conversations.” She joined NBC News in late December.
She was just the ninth moderator in the program’s history, having succeeded Robert Costa. “Washington Week,: said Rockefeller, “remains a vital part of our news and public affairs programming for the nation.” WETA will ” draw on the strong roster of journalists at ‘PBS NewsHour’ and in the Washington press corps to continue this good work.
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