Yamiche Alcindor is departing her role on PBS’s Washington Week, she announced Monday.
Alcindor has worked as the show’s moderator since 2021, when she replaced Robert Costa. In addition to her roles with PBS, Alcindor joined NBC News in 2021 after working as a White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
“After deep thought & some meaningful conversations, I have decided to step away from the moderator role of Washington Week. This move will allow me to focus full time on my commitments to NBC News & to finish my upcoming memoir,” Alcindor said in the announcement.
“We are very grateful to Yamiche for her commitment to the highest standards of journalism during her years in public media,” WETA, the Washington D.C. PBS station, President and CEO Sharon Rockefeller said in a memo to staffers.
Washington Week, which debuted in 1967, airs on Friday evenings, and will “draw on the strong roster of journalists at PBS NewsHour and in the Washington press corps to continue this good work,” Rockefeller said.
Alcindor’s final show with Washington Week will be Friday, February 24th.
