Former PBS newsman Bill Moyers has apologized for passing on a smear against former Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt.

Earlier this afternoon, Bill Moyers called James Watt and "apologized profusely" for misquoting him and misrepresenting his views on the environment. Moyers says he will produce a written apology and think about ways to make the apology as public as the smear was. Congratulations, Mr. Watt.

I look forward to seeing how wide the airing of the apology is -- especially when it comes to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, which originally ran Moyers wacky article.