It was renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer Report on September 6, 1976.[12] Most editions employed a two-anchor, two-city format, with MacNeil based in New York City and Lehrer at WETA's studios in Arlington, Virginia. Charlayne Hunter-Gault joined the series as a correspondent in 1978, serving as a substitute host for MacNeil and Lehrer whenever either had the night off. She became the series' national correspondent in 1983