Bill Moyers Net Worth
Bill Moyers Net Worth is
$500,000
Bill Moyers Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Bill Moyers was born on June 5, 1934 in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA. He is known for his work on Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982), Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) and Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason (2006). He has been married to Judith Davidson Moyers since December 18, 1954. They have three children. | Full Name | Bill D. Moyers |
| Date Of Birth | June 5, 1934 |
| Place Of Birth | Hugo, Oklahoma, USA |
| Profession | Writer, Editorial Department, Producer |
| Education | Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, University of Edinburgh, University of Texas at Austin, University of North Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Judith Suzanne Moyers |
| Children | William Cope, Alice Suzanne, and John Davidson |
| Parents | Ruby Moyers, John Henry Moyers |
| Awards | Peabody Award, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Programming – Long Form, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism – Long Form, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News an... |
| Nominations | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview, WGA Award for Best Documentary - Other Than Current Events - Television, WGA Award for Best Documentary - Current Events - Television, TCA Career Achievement Award, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion & An... |
| Movies | Power of the Past with Bill Moyers: Florence, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, The 11th of September: Moyers in Conversation, The Face: Jesus in Art, Sports For Sale, One River, One Country: The U.S. Mexico Border |
| TV Shows | Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers Journal, The Power of Myth, Now, Frontline, On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying, NBC Nightly News, Wide Angle, A Walk Through the 20th Century With Bill Moyers, Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers, World of Ideas with Bill Moyers, The Public Mind, Our Times With Bill Mo... |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [observation, 1966, just before resigning from President Johnson's cabinet] The credibility gap is getting so bad, we can't even believe our own leaks. |
| 2 | [on the one thing he would change about himself] Stop trying to get too many cookies out of the cookie jar at once. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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". |
| 2 | The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has recognized his work with more than 30 Emmy Awards for excellence. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | Longtime liberal political columnist and commentator. |
| 6 | He had a heart bypass in 1994. Took a years leave of absence to rebuild his health. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline | TV Series documentary 1 episode, 1995 writer - 2 episodes, 1998 - 1999 written by - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| Moyers & Company | TV Series writer - 9 episodes, 2012 written by - 3 episodes, 2012 - 2013 | ||
| Bill Moyers' Journal | TV Series documentary 16 episodes, 2010 writer - 19 episodes, 2007 - 2008 | ||
| Moyers on America | 2006 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Becoming American: The Chinese Experience | 2003 | TV Series documentary writer - 3 episodes | |
| Bill Moyers on the Hudson | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| Now | 2002 | TV Series documentary | |
| Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| What Can We Do About Violence? | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Minimum Wages: The New Economy | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Beyond Hate | 1991 | Video documentary | |
| The Power of the Past with Bill Moyers: Florence | 1990 | TV Movie documentary writer | |
| Moyers: God and Politics | 1987 | TV Mini-Series 2 episodes | |
| The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | |
| A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers | 1984 | TV Series documentary 1 episode |
Editorial Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Moyers' Journal | 2008-2009 | TV Series documentary executive editor - 4 episodes | |
| Moyers on America | 2006 | TV Series executive editor - 3 episodes | |
| Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive editor - 6 episodes | |
| Genesis: A Living Conversation | 1996 | TV Series executive editor - 10 episodes | |
| Songs Are Free | 1991 | TV Movie documentary executive editor | |
| Frontline | 1990 | TV Series documentary executive editor - 1 episode | |
| The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis | 1987 | TV Movie documentary executive editor | |
| In Search of the Constitution | 1987 | TV Series documentary executive editor - 11 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikers | 2016 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Moyers & Company | 2012 | TV Series producer | |
| Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report | 2001 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Genesis: A Living Conversation | 1996 | TV Series producer - 10 episodes | |
| Bill T. Jones: Still/Here | 1995 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers | 1993 | TV Series documentary editorial producer - episode "Mystery Of the Chi, The" | |
| From D-Day to the Rhine with Bill Moyers | 1990 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Creativity with Bill Moyers | 1982 | TV Series documentary executive producer | |
| The World of David Rockefeller | 1980 | TV Movie documentary executive editor |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becoming American: The Chinese Experience | 2003 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Trade Secrets: A Moyers Report | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Fooling with Words | 1999 | TV Movie documentary |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| World of Ideas with Bill Moyers | 1988 | TV Series | Host |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible | 2010 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away | 2007 | Documentary special thanks | |
| The New Medicine | 2006 | TV Movie documentary special thanks | |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Frontline | 1996 | TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode | |
| Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media | 1992 | Documentary acknowledgment |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikers | 2016 | Documentary | Himself - Host |
| The Eighties | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - CBS News |
| Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Moyers & Company | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| A Dangerous Game | 2014/II | Documentary | Himself |
| Democracy Now! | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| You Can't Always Get What You Want | 2013 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Oracles of Pennsylvania Avenue | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Frontline | 1990-2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Host / Correspondent / ... |
| Charlie Rose | 1995-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Colbert Report | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Herself - Guest |
| Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2007-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Oracles of Pennsylvania Avenue | 2011 | Documentary | |
| Tavis Smiley | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2005-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Overheard | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - interviewee |
| Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Journalist |
| Bill Moyers' Journal | 1999-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself / Host |
| Dark Arts in a Long Plastic Hallway | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 1990-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| Wide Angle | 2004-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Anchor |
| Lou Dobbs Tonight | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Al Franken Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hardball with Chris Matthews | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Now | 2002-2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Host |
| Becoming American: The Chinese Experience | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Bill Moyers on the Hudson | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Host-Narrator |
| Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Face: Jesus in Art | 2001 | Video documentary | Narrator |
| With Eyes Open | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - Host |
| The Mythology of 'Star Wars' | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Surviving the Good Times | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Free Speech for Sale | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Facing the Truth with Bill Moyers | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Power of the Spirit | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Moyers on Addiction: Close to Home | 1998 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Sister Wendy in Conversation with Bill Moyers | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Genesis: A Living Conversation | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Corwin | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith: A Bill Moyers Special | 1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Language of Life with Bill Moyers | 1995 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - Host |
| Bill T. Jones: Still/Here | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Heroes of Conscience: A Tribute to Dietrich Bonhoeffer | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| Alistair Cooke Salute | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Minimum Wages: The New Economy | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| Beyond Hate | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Songs Are Free | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewer / Narrator |
| Facing Hate | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Power of the Past with Bill Moyers: Florence | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| This Reporter | 1990 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth | 1988 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Interviewer |
| Moyers: God and Politics | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| In Search of the Constitution | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| The US Constitution | 1987 | TV Series documentary | |
| A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself - Correspondent |
| The American Parade | 1984 | TV Series | Himself - Anchorman |
| Vietnam: A Television History | 1983 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Creativity with Bill Moyers | 1982 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| 1980 Presidential Debates | 1980 | TV Series | Himself - Moderator |
| The World of David Rockefeller | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ourstory | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Journalist |
| The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| This Week | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seventies | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - CBS News / Himself - PBS |
| Concert for Newtown | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Democracy Now! | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Frontline | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Plunder: The Crime of Our Time | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Independent Intervention | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hannity & Colmes | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself - Journalist |
| LBJ vs. the Kennedys: Chasing Demons | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cronkite Remembers | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary | Moyers & Company (2012) |
| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2009 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2009 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2008 | Emmy | Business and Financial Reporting Emmy Awards | Best Report in a Newsmagazine | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | ||
| 2004 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Best Report in a News Magazine | Now with Bill Moyers (2002) |
| 2004 | Personal Award | Peabody Awards | ||
| 2004 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary | Now with Bill Moyers (2002) |
| 2002 | CINE Leadership Award | CINE Competition | ||
| 2002 | Kieser Award | Humanitas Prize | ||
| 1996 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Living on the Edge (1995) | |
| 1995 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | What Can We Do About Violence? (1994) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Series | Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers (1993) |
| 1991 | Career Achievement Award | International Documentary Association | ||
| 1988 | Erik Barnouw Award | Organization of American Historians | The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis (1987) | |
| 1987 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Segments | CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (1981) |
| 1987 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs | CBS Reports (1959) |
| 1986 | TCA Award | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in News and Information | For "The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America". Tied with Ted Koppel |
| 1984 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Series | A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers (1983) |
| 1984 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming | A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers (1983) |
| 1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Series | Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982) |
| 1978 | ATAS Broadcast Journalism Award | Primetime Emmy Awards | CBS Reports (1959) | |
| 1978 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | CBS Reports (1959) |
| 1977 | Humanitas Prize | Humanitas Prize | Documentaries - Special Awards Category | CBS Reports (1959) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2010 | Emmy | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Interview | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2010 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 2010 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | News - Analysis, Feature or Commentary | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
| 2008 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 2004 | Emmy | Business and Financial Reporting Emmy Awards | Outstanding Coverage of a Current Business News Story-Newsmagazines & Long Form | Now with Bill Moyers (2002) |
| 2004 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Documentary - Other Than Current Events | Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (2003) |
| 2003 | Emmy | Business and Financial Reporting Emmy Awards | Outstanding Interpretation and/or Analysis of a Business News Story | Now with Bill Moyers (2002) |
| 1995 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 1993 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 1991 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 1987 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 1986 | Career Achievement Award | Television Critics Association Awards | ||
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Program | Bill Moyers' Journal (1972) |
Known for movies
Bill Moyers' Journal (1999-2010)
as Writer
Creativity with Bill Moyers (1982)
as Producer
Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason (2006)
as Editorial Department
The Language of Life with Bill Moyers (1995)
as Himself - Host