John G. Merrow II (born June 14, 1941) is an American broadcast journalist who reported on education issues s tarting in the 1970s.
Additionally, he was the executive producer, host and president of Learning Matters, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that creates television, radio and online segments and documentaries, focusing primarily on education.
He also served as education correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour for five years (1985–1990), and briefly occupied a similar position with The Learning Channel before returning to the PBS program in 1993.
- a project which trains disadvantaged youth and their teachers in broadcast production skills and techniques.
[14] Merrow is also a published book author: he wrote "Choosing Excellence" (2001),[15] "Below C Level" (2010), and "The Influence of Teachers" (2011).