Biography
With the awards to prove it, Williams also had the distinction of being one of the most honored broadcast journalists, garnering a multitude of Edward R. Murrow awards, Emmys, duPont-Columbia University awards, and the industry's highest honor, the George Foster Peabody award. He was also named "Father of the Year" by the National Father's Day Committee in 1996, "Man of the Year," by GQ magazine in 2001 and was on TIME magazine's list of the …
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Career Milestones
| Born in Elmira, NY | ||
1970 | Moved with family to Middletown, NJ (date approximate) | |
1980 | Went to work for KOAM (Pittsburg, KS) as TV reporter | |
1981 | Joined WTTG in Washington, DC, covering the Pentagon | |
1988 | Hired as reporter at WCAU-TV (Philadelphia) | |
1993 | Was reporter and noon anchor for WCBS-TV New York; left station to become anchor of Saturday edition of "NBC Nightly News" | |
1994 | Became chief White House correspondent for NBC News | |
1995 | Signed a five-year contract with NBC reportedly worth $5 million | |
1996 | Named anchor of "The News With Brian Williams" on MSNBC | |