Robert MacNeil, Canadian-American journalist and author (born 1931)

Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, often known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian-American journalist, writer and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975. MacNeil co-anchored the program until 1995. The show eventually became the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour and is today PBS News Hour.

April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 263 days remain until the end of the year.