Brian Williams
Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American retired journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004.
Brian Williams | |
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Williams in 2013 | |
| Born | Brian Douglas Williams May 5, 1959 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years active | 1981–2021 |
| Employer(s) | CBS (1986–1993) NBC (1993–2021) |
| Television | CBS News reporter (1986–1993) NBC News reporter (1993–2004) NBC Nightly News Saturday anchor (1993–1999) NBC Nightly News anchor (2004–2015) MSNBC anchor (1996–2002, 2015–2021) The 11th Hour with Brian Williams anchor (2016–2021) |
| Spouse |
Jane Stoddard (m. 1986) |
| Children | 2, including Allison |
| Awards | 12 News & Documentary Emmy Awards George Polk Award duPont-Columbia University Award Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism |
In February 2015, Williams was suspended by NBC News for six months for "misrepresent[ing] events which occurred while he was covering the Iraq War in 2003". Four months after the incident came to light, the network removed him from NBC Nightly News permanently and reassigned him as the breaking news anchor for MSNBC.
In September 2016, Williams became the host of MSNBC's political news show, The 11th Hour. Williams announced in November 2021 that he would be leaving MSNBC and NBC News at the completion of his contract the following month, when he hosted his final episode of The 11th Hour.