Both are nationally recognized. Both have written best sellers. Both are articulate and at the top of their fields.
Which woman did PBS choose to host a show?
Charlayne Hunter-Gault or Peggy Noonan
One has 16 years of PBS experience. The other has no PBS experience.
One is an award-winning journalist. The other is a partisan political flak.
One has been identified with universal human rights. The other has been identified with narrow Republican politics.
One came to national attention as a civil rights hero. The other came to national attention as a Reagan-Bush speech writer.
One has a show, Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights TV, that PBS refuses to fund or distribute. The other is getting a show that PBS will support and distribute.
One is black. The other is white.
Which woman did PBS choose? (The answer: Noonan)
Ask why: Contact Ervin Duggan, President PBS 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 or call the PBS Hotline: 1-800-272-2190. (This sometimes takes a long time to answer.)
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