Long after achieving fame in journalism, Bill Moyers often found solace in Morristown’s Burnham Park, sitting beside the bronze statue of Thomas Paine. To Moyers, Paine was more than a revolutionary thinker; he considered him America’s first journalist. In the shadow of that statue, Moyers would frequently read his well-worn copy of Common Sense, contemplating what he described as “the impact of the written word.”
Moyers passed away last month at the age of 91. He was known as a PBS icon, author, adviser to President Lyndon Johnson, deputy director of the Peace Corps, newspaper publisher, and an ordained minister who strongly advocated for the separation of church and state.
