John Merrow

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John Merrow
Born
John G. G. Merrow II

(1941-06-14) June 14, 1941 (age 82)
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
SpouseJoan Lonergan ()

John Merrow (born June 14, 1941) is an American broadcast journalist who reported on education issues starting in the 1970s. He was the education correspondent for the PBS NewsHour program. These features - often under the umbrella heading of "The Merrow Report" - were a staple of education reporting on public broadcasting. Additionally, he was the executive producer, host and president of Learning Matters, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that creates television, radio and online segments and documentaries, focusing primarily on education.

Life

Merrow earned an A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1964,

George Polk Award in 1981.[5]

Merrow later produced a seven-part television series for

The Learning Channel before returning to the PBS program in 1993.[6]

In 1995, Merrow established Learning Matters, which produced his NewsHour reports, along with other media content.

George Foster Peabody Award in 2001 for "School Sleuth: The Case of an Excellent School,"[9] and won a second Peabody Award for Listen Up's production, "Beyond Borders," in 2006.[10] In 2005 and 2007, Learning Matters' programming received Emmy nominations.[11][12]
In 2012, Merrow was honored with the prestigious Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education.[13] Merrow retired in 2015 and Learning Matters was acquired by Education Week.[14]

Merrow is also a published book author: he wrote "Choosing Excellence" (2001),[15] "Below C Level" (2010), and "The Influence of Teachers" (2011).[16] He also co-edited, with Richard Hersh, "Declining by Degrees" (2005).[17]

Works

  • Choosing Excellence Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2001,
    OCLC 45207840
  • Below C Level (2010)
  • The Influence of Teachers (2011).
  • John Merrow, Richard Hersh, (eds) Declining by Degrees PBS Home Video, (2005)
    OCLC 61207761

“Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education” (The New Press, 2017)

References

  1. ^ "Dartmouth Alumni in Entertainment & Media Association". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana Alumni Magazine: How Safe is Your Child's School". Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "Alumni Council Award Recent Recipients". Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  4. NPR
    . October 16, 1995. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "The George Polk Awards for Journalism". Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  6. ^ "Fund the Child". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Learning Matters". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "Listen Up! Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  9. ^ "The Peabody Awards". Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  10. ^ "The Peabody Awards". Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  11. ^ "THE 26th ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED TODAY BY THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  12. ^ "CPB Congratulates PBS for earning 46 Emmy nominations". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  13. ^ "Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education". Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  14. ^ Walsh, Mark (11 August 2015). "Education Week Acquires Learning Matters; Will Boost Video Journalism". Education Week - Education and the Media. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  15. ^ "The Merrow Report - Sales Info (Choosing Excellence)". Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  16. ^ "The Influence of Teachers". Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  17. ^ "Declining by Degrees". Retrieved April 14, 2010.

External links

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