this is my good friend alexander heffner. alexander is the co-host of what is the longest running show on public television. it has been running for almost 60 years because alexander heffner's grandfather, richard heffner, a dear friend and really one of the great communicators, scholars of public broadcasting and interviewers of all time who just passed away last year, he ran that show for almost 58 years. and this is one of the great figures of american life, a public intellectual, a dear, decent man, a great friend. i'm so honored to take this moment to mark his memory. he's badly missed. but alexander would be so proud, has taken up the torch and hosts "open mind" 60th anniversary. check out the open mind website and you will see the first shows dating back to interviews with martin luther swing and albert schweitzer in the 1950s. an extraordinary run. it's great to welcome him to our stage. he has a distinguished background before becoming host of "the open mind." he founded scoop '08 and has written for "the washington p

this is my good friend alexander heffner. alexander is the co-host of what is the longest running show on public television. it has been running for almost 60 years because alexander heffner's grandfather, richard heffner, a dear friend and really one of the great communicators, scholars of public broadcasting and interviewers of all time who just passed away last year, he ran that show for almost 58 years. and this is one of the great figures of american life, a public intellectual, a dear, decent man, a great friend. i'm so honored to take this moment to mark his memory. he's badly missed. but alexander would be so proud, has taken up the torch and hosts "open mind" 60th anniversary. check out the