Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw is an American television journalist and author, best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. He is the author of The Greatest Generationand other books and the recipient of numerous awards and honors. He is the only person to host all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a Special Correspondent for NBC News and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth6 February 1940
CityWebster, SD
CountryUnited States of America
I've lost seven friends to smoking-related lung cancer. Each death was a long, agonizing experience.
I've seen a lot of seasons, change in my time. It's been a very lucky life.
In Gerald Ford, the man he was in public, he was also that man in private.
In our family, where we began with no money, we like to say that we have discovered that God invented money so those who have it can help others.
In the seasons of life, I have had more than my share of summers.
In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the 40th anniversary of D-Day.
One of the advantages of being a national journalist of some recognition is that you come across high-profile people, and many become your friends.
People are beginning to doubt the moral certitude of people on the right, especially the far right.
The daunting task of being a mother, a wife, and an independent career or professional person is really taxing.
The disquieting news of Danny Villanueva's death brought back memories of our time together at KNBC in the early 1970s.
The greatest rewards of Jerry Ford's time were reserved for his fellow Americans and the nation he loved.
There are lots of dimensions to being a cancer patient. The overwhelming one is that it takes over your life.
Watergate was a constitutional crisis of the highest order.
We can never completely fulfill the promise of this treasured republic if we are blinded by color.