Biography
A veteran news anchorman and television journalist for decades, as well as a former White House correspondent and host of "Today" (NBC, 1952- ), Tom Brokaw became a respected newsman who reported on national and worldwide events from the Watergate scandal to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. As one of the "Big Three" that included ABC's Peter Jennings and CBS' Dan Rather, Brokaw sat upon his perch as …
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Career Milestones
| Accompanied then South Dakota Governor Joe Foss to New York City for a joint appearance on a TV game show | ||
| As a high school student, served as governor of South Dakota American Legion Boys State | ||
1960 | Began TV career at KTIV in Sioux City, IA | |
1962 | Joined NBC affiliate KMTV in Omaha, NE | |
1965 | Became editor and anchorman of the late-evening news on WSB-TV in Atlanta, GA | |
1966 | Joined NBC News, anchoring the 11 p.m. news for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, CA | |
1973 | Named NBC News White House correspondent; during this time he covered the Watergate scandal | |
1976 | Co-hosted NBC News' "The Today Show" with Jane Pauley | |
1982 | Became co-anchor of NBC "Nightly News" along with Roger Mudd; became sole anchor in 1983 | |
1992 | Anchored "The Brokaw Report" series of prime-time specials | |
1993 | Co-hosted prime-time news magazine "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric" (NBC) | |
1994 | Became contributing anchor of NBC's "Dateline" | |
1996 | Began hosting one-hour primetime news, talk and information series on MSNBC | |
1998 | Penned The Greatest Generation | |
2001 | On September 11th, joined Katie Couric and Matt Lauer following the live attack on the South Tower of the World Trade Center; continued to anchor all day, until after midnight | |
2002 | Announced intention to go under retirement as anchor of the NBC "Nightly News" effective after the 2004 Presidential election; also announced Brian Williams as replacement | |
2002 | Published A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland | |
2004 | Singed contract with NBC News in a part-time capacity through 2014; served as an analyst as well as anchoring and producing documentary programs | |
2008 | Replaced Tim Russert on an interim basis as host of "Meet the Press" (NBC), until the end of the 2008 Presidential Campaign | |
2011 | Appeared in documentary "9/11: In Our Own Words" (MSNBC) | |
2012 | Narrated the documentary "Their Finest Hour," which aired during NBC's coverage of the London Summer Olympics | |