Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw | |
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Today co-anchor (1976–1981) NBC Nightly News anchor (1982–2004) NBC News Special Correspondent (2004–2021) Meet the Press moderator (2008)[1] | |
Term | Anchor of NBC Nightly News |
Predecessor | John Chancellor |
Successor | Brian Williams |
Spouse |
Meredith Auld (m. 1962) |
Children | 3 |
Signature | |
Thomas John Brokaw (
Along with his competitors
Brokaw has also written several books on American history and society in the 20th century including The Greatest Generation (1998). He occasionally writes and narrates documentaries for other outlets.[5] In 2021, NBC announced that Brokaw would retire after 55 years at the network, one of the longest standing anchors in the world at the same news network.[b]
Brokaw is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the two
Early life
Brokaw was born in
His father was a descendant of
Brokaw's father was a construction foreman for the
As a high school student attending
Brokaw matriculated at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, but dropped out after a year as he apparently failed to keep up in his studies, in his words majoring in "beer and co-eds".[17] In 2010, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University, and he later donated his papers to the University of Iowa Libraries. He joked that the "honorary degree is especially coveted because it helps to make up for the uneven (to put it mildly) performance of my freshman year." He later transferred to the University of South Dakota, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.[15]
For several years, Brokaw mountain-climbed with the "Do Boys", whose members included Yvon Chouinard and Douglas Tompkins.[18][19] He owned a home on 53 acres in Pound Ridge, New York, for over two decades.[20]
Broadcasting career
1966–1981: early years
Brokaw's television career began at
He kept a closely guarded secret for many years: in 2017 Brokaw wrote of having been offered – and having promptly turned down – the press secretary position in the Nixon White House in 1969. While living in California before Nixon made his political comeback, Brokaw had come to know H. R. 'Bob' Haldeman (White House chief of staff and initiator of the offer) as well as Nixon's press secretary, Ron Ziegler, and others members of the White House staff.[22]
In 2019, Brokaw wrote a book entitled The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate, about his experiences working as a reporter and member of the White House press corps.[23]
1982–2004: NBC Nightly News
On April 5, 1982, Brokaw began co-anchoring NBC Nightly News from New York with
Brokaw scored a major coup when, on November 9, 1989, he was the first English-language broadcast journalist to report the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Brokaw attended a televised press conference organized in East Berlin by Günter Schabowski, press spokesman for East German Politburo, which had just decided to allow its citizens to apply to permanently leave the country through its border with West Germany. When Schabowski was asked when this loosening of regulations would take effect, he glanced through his notes, then said, "sofort, unverzüglich" ("immediately, without delay"), touching off a stampede of East Berliners to the Wall. Brokaw had an interview with Schabowski after the press conference, who repeated his "immediately" statement when pressed. Later that evening Brokaw reported from the west side of Brandenburg Gate on this announcement and the pandemonium that had broken out in East Berlin because of it.[29]
As anchor, Brokaw conducted the first one-on-one American television interviews with Soviet leader
Also, in 1993, on the first broadcast of
In 1996 Brokaw made the following statement about Richard Jewell's suspected involvement in the 1996 Olympic Park bombing, after which Jewell sued NBC News:
The speculation is that the FBI is close to making the case. They probably have enough to arrest [Jewell] right now, probably enough to prosecute him, but you always want to have enough to convict him as well. There are still some holes in this case.
Even though NBC stood by its story, the network agreed to pay Jewell $500,000.
On
In 2002, NBC announced that Brokaw would retire as anchor of the NBC Nightly News following the
Well the time is here. We've been through a lot together through dark days and nights and seasons of hope and joy. Whatever the story, I had only one objective, to get it right. When I failed, it was personally painful, and there was no greater urgency than course correction. On those occasions, I was grateful for your forbearance and always mindful that your patience and attention didn't come with a lifetime warranty.
I was not alone here, of course. I am simply the most conspicuous part of a large, thoroughly dedicated and professional staff that extends from just beyond these cameras, across the country, and around the world. In too many instances, in places of grave danger and personal hardship and they're family to me.
What have I learned here? More than we have time to recount this evening, but the enduring lessons through the decades are these: it's not the questions that get us in trouble, it's the answers. And just as important, no one person has all the answers.
Just ask a member of the generation that I came to know well, the men and women who came of age in the Great Depression who had great personal sacrifice, saved the world during World War II and returned home to dedicate their lives to improving the nation they had already served so nobly. They weren't perfect, no generation is, but this one left a large and vital legacy of common effort to find common ground here and abroad in which to solve our most vexing problems. They did not give up their personal beliefs and greatest passions, but they never stopped learning from each other and most of all, they did not give up on the idea that we're all in this together, we still are.
And it is in that spirit that I say, thanks, for all that I have learned from you. That's been my richest reward.
That's Nightly News for this Wednesday night. I'm Tom Brokaw. You'll see Brian Williams here tomorrow night, and I'll see you along the way.
By the end of his time as Nightly News anchor, Brokaw was regarded as the most popular news personality in the United States. Nightly News had moved into first place in the
2004–2021: after Nightly News
After leaving the anchor chair, Brokaw remained at NBC as Special Correspondent, providing periodic reports for Nightly News. He served as an NBC analyst during the 2008 presidential election campaign[38] and moderated the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain at Belmont University. He reported documentaries for the Discovery Channel and the History Channel and in 2006 delivered one of the eulogies during the state funeral of former President Gerald R. Ford.
On June 13, 2008, when NBC interrupted its regular programming to announce the sudden death of NBC News Washington Bureau Chief and Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert, Brokaw served as the announcer. A week later, NBC announced that Brokaw would serve as host of Meet the Press on an interim basis. He was succeeded by David Gregory in December 2008.
Brokaw serves on the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Rescue Committee, and the Mayo Clinic. He is also a member of the Howard University School of Communications Board of Visitors and a trustee of the University of South Dakota, the Norton Simon Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the International Rescue Committee. He also provides the voiceover for a University of Iowa advertisement that airs on television during Iowa Hawkeyes athletic events.[39]
In 2011, Brokaw began hosting The Boys in the Hall, a baseball documentary series for
In December 2012, Brokaw starred in the
In April 2014, a new broadcast facility opened on the
.In November 2014,
On March 11, 2016, Brokaw gave one of the eulogies for former First Lady Nancy Reagan at her funeral. He spoke about his relationship with both the Reagans as a reporter and later anchor.[44]
On January 22, 2021, NBC announced Brokaw would retire after 55 years at the network, one of the few news anchors in the world who have spent the longest time on the same news network, along with
Personal life
Since 1962, Brokaw has been married to author Meredith Lynn Auld.[45] They have three daughters: Jennifer, Andrea, and Sarah.[46] Brokaw and his wife spend considerable time at their ranch near Livingston, Montana, which they bought in 1989.[47][48]
On September 6, 2012, Brokaw was hospitalized after appearing on
In 2018, Brokaw was accused of having made unwanted sexual advances toward two women in the 1990s.[56][57] Brokaw denied the allegations.[58][59] In response to the allegations, former colleagues Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Maria Shriver, Kelly O'Donnell, and 64 others, signed a letter characterizing Brokaw as "a man of tremendous decency and integrity".[60][61]
Career timeline
- 1960–1962: KTIV-TVNewscaster, weatherman, and staff announcer
- 1962–1965: KMTV-TV Reporter
- 1965: Anchor of WSB-TV late-evening news[62]
- 1966–2021: NBC News
- 1966–1972: NBC News West Coast correspondent and KNBC anchor[62]
- 1973–1976: White House correspondent and Saturday anchor of NBC Nightly News[62]
- 1976–1981: Today Show co-anchor[62]
- 1982–1983: NBC Nightly News co-anchor[62]
- 1983–2004: NBC Nightly News anchor[62]
- 2004–2021: Special correspondent[62]
- 2004–2021: Contributing anchor
- 2008: Meet the Press moderator (interim)[62]
Bibliography
- 1998 ISBN 0-385-33462-1(paperback) depicting the Americans who came of age during the Great Depression and fought World War II;
- 1999 The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections ISBN 0-385-33538-5(paperback);
- 2001 An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation ISBN 0-375-76041-5(paperback);
- 2002 A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland ISBN 0-375-75935-2(paperback);
- 2006 Galen Rowell: A Retrospective ISBN 1-57805-115-0(hardback) Foreword by Tom Brokaw;
- 2007 Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today ISBN 1-4000-6457-0(hardback);
- 2011 The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America ISBN 978-1-4000-6458-8(hardback);
- 2013 Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber ISBN 978-1-6090-7700-6(hardback);
- 2015 A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope ISBN 978-0804-19500-3(paperback);
- 2019 The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate ISBN 978-0-5932-0925-7(paperback);
- 2023 Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story ISBN 978-0-5935-9637-1(hardback).
Awards and honors
Public and industry awards
- 1981 first Tom Brokaw Award from the South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame, an annual award presented to South Dakotans who display excellence in broadcasting;[63]
- 1989 Peabody Award for a report called To Be an American;[64]
- 1989 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement;[65][66]
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism for Dateline NBC documentary special Why Can't We Live Together on hidden realities of racial separation in suburban America;
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast journalism for his interview with Mikhail Gorbachev;
- Seven Emmy Awardsincluding one for China in Crisis special report;
- 1990 National Headliner Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jewsfor advancing the understanding of religion, race, and ethnicity;
- 1991 inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame;[67]
- 1992 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media presented by the Freedom Forum;
- 1993 Emmy award for reporting on floods in the Midwest;
- 1995 Dennis Kauff Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism from Boston University;
- 1995 Lowell Thomas Award from Marist College;
- 1997 University of Missouri School of Journalism Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism;
- 1998 Fred FriendlyFirst Amendment Award, a tribute to those "individuals whose broadcast career reflects a consistent devotion to freedom of speech and the principles embodied in the First Amendment";
- 1998 American Legion award for distinguished public service in the field of communication;
- 1998 Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's President's Award recognizing "devotion to helping young people through scholarships";
- 1999 Congressional Medal of Honor Society's "Tex" McCrary Excellence in Journalism Award;
- 1999 Emmy award for international coverage of the Kosovo conflict;
- 2002: Paul White Award, Radio Television Digital News Association[68]
- 2003 Peabody Award for his special report called "A Question of Fairness";[69]
- 2005 Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences;
- 2005 Four Freedoms Medal: Freedom of Speech And Expression;
- 2006 Washington State University Edward R. Murrow School of Communications Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting Award;
- 2006 Sylvanus Thayer Award: United States Military Academy at West Point;
- 2006 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism at Arizona State University;[70]
- 2006 Induction into the Television Hall of Fame;
- 2007 Horatio Alger Award for overcoming adversity to achieve success through the American free enterprise system from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Inc.;
- 2011 Charles Osgood Lifetime Achievement Award in Broadcast Journalism from WFUV (90.7 FM);
- 2012 The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal awarded by Vanderbilt University;[71]
- 2012 Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award awarded at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts;[72]
- 2013 Peabody Award for enhancing his reputation since he left the NBC News desk in 2004;[73]
- 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom;[74]
- 2016 French Legion of Honor, for his support of World War II veterans, along with actor Tom Hanks and Gordon H. Mueller, president and co-founder of the National WWII Museum, New Orleans;[75]
- 2016 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism from the Poynter Institute.[76]
Honorary degrees
- Air University (United States Air Force);
- Arizona State University;
- Boston College;
- Brandeis University;
- California Institute of Technology;
- The College of William & Mary;
- Dartmouth College;
- Duke University;
- Emory University;
- Fairfield University;
- Fordham University;[77]
- Florida State University
- Hofstra University;[78]
- John Carroll University;
- Johns Hopkins University;
- Montana State University;[79]
- Mayo Clinic and the College of Medicine;
- Northwestern University;
- Providence College;
- Saint Anselm College;
- Seton Hall University;
- Skidmore College;
- St. Lawrence University;
- University of Iowa;
- University of Montana;
- University of Notre Dame;
- University of Oklahoma;
- University of Pennsylvania;
- University of South Dakota;
- University of South Carolina;
- Washington University in St. Louis.
See also
Notes
References
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External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Greatest Generation online ebook read by Tom Brokaw (2 chapters)
- Tom Brokaw at IMDb
- Tom Brokaw at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- Tom Brokaw collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Tom Brokaw's commencement speech at Stanford University video on YouTube, transcript
- Tom Brokaw on the Muck Rack journalist listing site