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
Our daughters were coming of age during a rising consciousness about gender equality. Throughout their school years - from kindergarten through graduate school, 1972 to 1992 - women were starting to take their places in areas traditionally reserved mostly for men.
As young parents of three girls, living in California during the late Sixties and early Seventies, Meredith and I couldn't help but be aware of the rising level of dialogue, debate, commentary, and proclamations about the place of women in society and about how to raise females in light of this raised consciousness.
I know that I speak for both of us when I say how deeply touched we are by that reception, and it makes it all that much more poignant in the absence of our colleague, Peter Jennings.
I knew that Brian had a lot of overtures from other networks. The last thing we wanted to do was to lose him.
Immediately after the explosion he turned to his producer and said 'Am I alive?' and 'Don't tell Lee,' and then he began to cry out in excruciating pain.
I'm honored that you invited me, especially when for $10,000 and a new convertible you could have had the top running-back prospect at SMU.
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.
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.
This is so unfair and so outrageous and so maddening it's beyond my ability to express it in socially acceptable terms. So we'll just reserve our thoughts and our prayers for our friend and her family.
As I walked the beaches with the American veterans who had returned for this anniversary, men in their sixties and seventies, and listened to their stories, I was deeply moved and profoundly grateful for all they had done,
An ideology designed to empower the masses became one of the most ruthless instruments of oppression, ... It is not enough to wire the world if you short-circuit the soul. Technology without heart is not enough.
The terror warnings from the highest levels of the federal government tonight are just-
We were competitive, but we were always bound by a shared devotion to being reporters first.
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.