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
My hope is that we would begin to have a dialogue in this country about the importance of civility. We can have strong differences, but it does seem to me that most of the country believes it's gone to critical mass in what I would call the professional class across the political spectrum - left and right.
I am simply the most conspicuous part of a large, thoroughly dedicated and professional staff that extends from just behind these cameras, across this country and around the world, in too many instances, in places of grave danger and personal hardship. They're family to me.
One of the things that we don't want to do is to destroy the infrastructure of Iraq, because in a few days we're going to own that country.
David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.
Saving Italy is an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy’s vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy’s culture. Read it and be proud of those who were on their own front lines of a cruel war.
The WWII generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow " For better or for worse--it was the last generation in which, broadly speaking, marriage was a commitment and divorce was not an option
The terror warnings from the highest levels of the federal government tonight are just-
Yesterday they had to operate and remove part of the skull cap to relieve some of the swelling.
We had hoped that he would be here so that we could have a reunion tonight ? a celebration.
While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades, ... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships.
Obviously, it's very gratifying, ... It's especially pleasing to be able to share this with a lot of people who have been through some long, dark days here and now have emerged into the sunlight.
Tom Broderick in so many ways embodies the best qualities of his generation. He was gravely wounded, but once he got over the initial understandable anger, he set out to be the best husband, father, businessman, and citizen he could be ? sight or not sight.
We all made each other better at what we do. And we had a common DNA, if you will: We were all reporters first and anchors second.
There has been some research, by the way, that shows that, as people are coming up into their parenting ages, they gravitate back to the evening news.