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| Format | News |
| Created by | Reuven Frank |
| Starring | Brian Williams (2004–present) Lester Holt (weekend edition) (2007–present) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | 1970 – present |
NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Reuven Frank ( 7 December 1920 – 4 February 2006) was an American broadcast news pioneer Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959 in Marin County California) is an American Anchor for NBC News ' weekend NBC Nightly The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition NBC News is the news division of American Television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric The GE Building is an Art Deco Skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of the Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. The City of New York It has been known by this name since August 3, 1970. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Currently, weekday broadcasts are anchored by Brian Williams, and weekend editions of the show are anchored by Lester Holt. Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959 in Marin County California) is an American Anchor for NBC News ' weekend NBC Nightly The program originates from NBC's Studio 3C, which is connected to the network's central newsroom. A newsroom is the Place where Journalists — Reporters editors, and producers along with other staffers—work to gather News
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The John Chancellor era (1970-1982)
NBC Nightly News succeeded the Huntley-Brinkley Report upon the retirement of Chet Huntley in 1970. The Huntley-Brinkley Report (sometimes known as the Texaco Huntley-Brinkley Report for one of its early sponsors was the NBC Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley ( December 10, 1911 - March 20, 1974) was an American Television newscaster Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At first, John Chancellor and Frank McGee alternated evenings from the NBC desk in New York, while David Brinkley remained at his traditional post in Washington. John William Chancellor ( July 14, 1927 &ndash July 12, 1996) was a well-known American Journalist, who spent most of his Frank McGee (September 12 1921&mdashApril 17 1974 was a Television Journalist. David McClure Brinkley ( July 10 1920 &ndash June 11 2003) was an American Newscaster for NBC, and Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Newscasts on Saturday and Sunday were known as NBC Saturday News and NBC Sunday News, respectively, until sometime in the late 1970s.
McGee left the program several months after Nightly News began in order to replace Hugh Downs on NBC's Today. Hugh Malcolm Downs (born February 14, 1921) is a retired American broadcaster Television host The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Chancellor then became the sole anchor, with Brinkley providing three-minute commentaries from Washington several times a week under the title David Brinkley's Journal. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In June 1976, though, NBC tried the dual-anchor approach once again, with Chancellor reporting from New York City and Brinkley from Washington. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York This continued until October 1979, when pressure from the NBC sales department, which thought the rotation deprived the network of a single authoritative news voice, discontinued it. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Unfortunately, by that time, Chancellor was unable to attract the viewers Walter Cronkite was attracting on the CBS Evening News. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr (born November 4 1916) is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as Anchorman for the CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. During his tenure as NN anchor, he never was able to break the grip Cronkite had on the American news viewer, despite NBC's various changes to the show. Chancellor did, however, remain as an editorial commentator on the news for some years after stepping down from the anchor desk in 1982, until his retirement in the early 1990s. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
The Tom Brokaw era (1982-2004)
NBC once again experimented with a dual-anchor format in 1982, with Tom Brokaw and Roger Mudd alternating. Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and Roger Mudd (born February 9, 1928, Washington DC) is an Emmy Award -winning U Brokaw had already anchored NBC's Today Show. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. He became the solo anchor of Nightly News on September 5, 1983, the same day as his ABC competitor, Peter Jennings. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29 1938 &ndash August 7 2005 was a Canadian-American Journalist and News anchor. Brokaw's presence slowly attracted viewers, and during the 1990s, NN battled for the viewership lead with ABC World News Tonight. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight, often called ABC World News Tonight, also often abbreviated By 1997, NN had solidified its first place rating, a spot it would retain solely for ten years. The once-dominant CBS Evening News, anchored by Dan Rather, had lost a substantial portion of the audience it held during the Cronkite era and slid to third place in the viewership wars. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather Jr (born October 31, 1931) is a journalist and former news anchor for the CBS Evening News
In May 2002, Brokaw announced his retirement as anchor of NN, to take effect shortly after the Presidential election of 2004. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " During this last presidential election coverage, NBC graphic designers created images of a giant electoral map on the Rockefeller Plaza ice-skating rink, and cherry-pickers tallied the electoral vote count on the GE Building. Brokaw's final broadcast took place on December 1, 2004, ending 22 years on the NN desk and a 21-year run as the network's chief newsman--a record tenure in NBC's history. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Brokaw was succeeded by Brian Williams the following day.
The Brian Williams era (2004-present)
Brian Williams, a frequent substitute anchor for Brokaw, became the newscast's permanent anchor on December 2, 2004. Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The program held onto the number 1 spot in the ratings from Williams' start in December 2004 until February 2, 2007, averaging 10 million viewers weekly, according to Nielsen Media research documented in USA Today's website. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nielsen Media Research ( NMR) is an American firm that measures media Audiences including Television, Radio USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. NN had slipped to second place behind ABC World News. World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight, often called ABC World News Tonight, also often abbreviated But, Williams' broadcast had its first one-month victory during the November sweeps period since falling behind WNT. The progress continued through much of the next two months. Currently, the two shows are in a dead heat, trading weekly victories among total household viewers as well as those in the 25-54 demographic.
A blog, The Daily Nightly, has been started to add insight into how the broadcast is put together. The Daily Nightly is the official blog of NBC Nightly News. It is mainly authored by anchor Brian Williams, with contributions from other NBC News In addition, each full weekday broadcast is available for viewing that same night after 10 p. m. Eastern time. Because Brian Williams introduced to the audience the daily blog "The Daily Nightly", he also announced the arrival of a vodcast of NN. Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of Video on demand Video clip content via
Williams rose to new levels of popularity for his live spot reporting during and after the 2005 Hurricane season. Ann Curry or Lester Holt substitute for Williams when he is on vacation or on assignment. Ann Curry (born November 19 1956) is an American Television news Journalist and news anchor on NBC's morning television Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959 in Marin County California) is an American Anchor for NBC News ' weekend NBC Nightly
On December 4, 2006, NN was presented with "limited commercial interruptions" by Philips. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. This marked the first time in its 36-year history that the newscast has experimented with reduced advertising.
With the transition to Williams, the show recognized its past in its opening seconds, with small photos of past anchors and sets and the voices of John Cameron Swayze, Huntley, Brinkley, Chancellor, and Brokaw, as well as an orchestral version of the "G-E-C" NBC Chimes, before going into the opening headlines read by Williams. A television studio is an installation in which Television or Video productions take place either for Live television, for recording Live to tape John Cameron Swayze ( April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was a popular news commentator and Game show panelist in the The NBC chimes of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC Radio network in the United States were the first ever audio Trademark (and the first This montage was discontinued beginning with the September 17, 2007 edition. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
The NN set, in use since 1999 (Studio 3C), was retired on the broadcast of May 4, 2007. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The broadcast's temporary location, Studio 8G, featured the same set used for Sunday Night Football broadcasts by NBC Sports. NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network It was where NBC's 2006 congressional election coverage originated. The newly inaugurated Nightly News studio (3C) was reopened on October 22, 2007, after months of construction. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
On February 21, 2008, NN celebrated 60 years on the air. The broadcast featured clips and moments from the show's past and the voices and faces of John Cameron Swayze, Chet Huntey, David Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Tom Brokaw could be seen and heard, this was all hosted by the broadcast's current anchor, Brian Williams.
Weekend Editions
NBC made an initial attempt at a Saturday evening newscast in the mid-60s, with Ray Scherer and Robert MacNeil anchoring. Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, known sometimes as Robin (born January 19, 1931) is currently a Novelist and formerly was a Television On January 4, 1969, the Huntley-Brinkley Report was expanded to Saturday evening, with the main anchors working solo on alternating weeks. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When lower-than-expected ratings occurred, the network pulled the pair off Saturdays and assigned others such as Frank McGee and Sander Vanocur. Sander Vanocur, born January 8 1928 in Cleveland Ohio, is an American Journalist. The broadcast was renamed NBC Saturday News. On August 2, 1970, two days after the weekday Huntley-Brinkley ended, the network expanded newscasts to Sunday evenings, named NBC Sunday News. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Both the Saturday and Sunday editions replaced the in-depth, documentary-oriented Frank McGee Report.
Lester Holt is the current NN weekend anchor. Lester Holt (born March 8, 1959 in Marin County California) is an American Anchor for NBC News ' weekend NBC Nightly Former anchors include Garrick Utley (1970-1973), Tom Brokaw (1973-1976), Floyd Kalber & Cassie Mackin (1976-1980), John Hart (1980-1982), Jessica Savitch (1982-1983), Jane Pauley (1983-1984), Connie Chung (1984-1988), Maria Shriver (1988-1993), Brian Williams (1993-2004), and John Seigenthaler (2004-2007). Garrick Utley (born November 19, 1939, Chicago Illinois) is an American TV journalist Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and Floyd Kalber (December 23 1924 – May 13 2004 was a noted American Television Journalist and Anchorman, nicknamed "The Big Tuna Catherine "Cassie" Patricia Mackin (1939-1982 was a pioneer woman journalist in United States television network broadcasting John Hart (born February 1, 1932, Denver Colorado) is a retired American television journalist who worked for several different Jessica Beth Savitch ( February 1, 1947 &ndash October 23, 1983) was a well-known American Television broadcaster Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American Television Journalist, and has been Constance Yu-Hwa "Connie" Chung Povich ( born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has been an anchor and reporter Maria Owings Shriver ( born November 6 1955 is an award-winning American journalist a prolific author and First Lady of California. Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening John Michael Seigenthaler (ˈsiːgɛnˌθɔːlɚborn December 21, 1955) is an American former news anchor and correspondent
Announcer
In the early years of NN, Bill Hanrahan handled the announcing duties for the newscast, as he had done for the previous Huntley-Brinkley Report. William A (Bill Hanrahan (born September 14, 1918 – died August 7, 1996), was an American Radio and Television Following Hanrahan's retirement in 1983, the announcer for the program was long-time NBC staff announcer Howard Reig. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Howard Reig (born 31 May 1921 in New York City, New York) is a retired Radio and Television Announcer. He retired to Florida in 2005, but a recording he made before his retirement was used until December 14, 2007. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. When the show was on the road or a new substitute anchor was used, Reig recorded a new introduction in a Miami studio. Since Holt took over as anchor, the weekend editions have been voiced by a different, unidentified announcer who has also worked occasionally on special weekday editions when Reig was unavailable. On December 17, 2007, NN debuted a new announcer: Academy Award winner and actor Michael Douglas. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television
Theme music
- "Huntley-Brinkley Report/NBC Nightly News Ticker" (1970–1973); the theme had been used since 1962, when the program was still known as The Huntley-Brinkley Report)
- "NBC News Ticker" (1973–1976)
- Untitled theme (1976–1977)
- "NBC Nightly News", by Henry Mancini (1977–1982)
- "NBC News", by Joseph Paul Sicurella, Tony Smythe, and Bob Christianson (1979–1982 as a bumper; 1982–1985 as the main theme)
- "The Mission", by John Williams (1985— )
Correspondents
- Peter Alexander - National Correspondent
- Ron Allen - National Correspondent
- Jane Arraf - Middle East Correspondent
- Robert Bazell - NBC News Chief Science Correspondent
- Tom Brokaw - NBC News Special Correspondent and former Nightly News anchor
- Kevin Corke - National Correspondent
- Tom Costello - National Correspondent
- Lee Cowan - National Correspondent
- Tom Costello[1] - National Correspondent
- Richard Engel - NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent and Beruit Bureau Chief
- Bob Faw - National Correspondent
- Martin Fletcher - Middle East Correspondent and Israel Bureau Chief
- Dawn Fratangelo - National Correspondent
- David Gregory - Chief White House Correspondent
- Chris Jansing- LA based correspondent
- Michelle Koskinski - National Correspondent
- George Lewis - National Correspondent and Los Angeles Bureau Chief
- Jim Miklaszewski - Chief Pentagon Correspondent
- Andrea Mitchell - Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
- Ron Mott - National Correspondent
- Mark Mullen - Foreign Correspondent - Beijing
- Lisa Myers - Senior Investigative Correspondent
- Michael Okwu - West Coast/California Correspondent
- Roger O'Neil - National Correspondent
- Tim Russert - Washington Bureau Chief and Anchor of Meet The Press
- Martin Savidge - New Orleans Bureau Chief
- Janet Shamlian - National Correspondent
- Dr. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor In Broadcasting, a commercial bumper, ident bumper or break bumper (often shortened to bump) is a brief announcement usually two to 15 seconds John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Jane Arraf studied Journalism in Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Robert Bazell is Chief Science and Health Correspondent for NBC News. Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and Kevin Corke is a national news correspondent based in Washington D Richard Engel (born September 16, 1973) is NBC News 's Chief Foreign Correspondent Martin Fletcher is NBC News ' Middle East Correspondent and Tel Aviv Bureau chief Dawn Fratangelo is a reporter based in New York City and reports for NBC, including Dateline, Today, Nightly David Gregory (born August 24, 1970 in Los Angeles CA) is the current host of Race for the White House on MSNBC and is Chris Jansing was born Christine Kapostasy on January 30, 1957 in Fairport Harbor Ohio. George Lewis (born 1943 is an American television Journalist for NBC News. James Allen Miklaszewski born in 1949 better known as Jim or "Mik" Miklaszewski is chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News. Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946 in New York NY) is a Washington D Mark Mullen (b1962 is a distinguished Emmy Award winning TV journalist and the Chief Asia Correspondent for NBC News. Lisa Myers is the senior investigative correspondent for NBC Nightly News. Michael Okwu is a television journalist and correspondent Michael Okwu joined NBC News as a correspondent in April 2004 Timothy John Russert II (May 7 1950 &ndash June 13 2008 was an American television Journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC. Martin Savidge is an Edward R Murrow and Emmy Award -winning American television news correspondent for NBC News. Janet Shamlian is a national correspondent for NBC News and appears on The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC. Nancy Snyderman - NBC News Chief Medical Editor
- Don Teague - National Correspondent
- Kevin Tibbles - National Correspondent
- Anne Thompson - NBC News Chief Environment Correspondent
- Ian Williams - Foreign Correspondent - Bangkok
- Pete Williams - Chief Justice Correspondent
- John Yang - NBC News White House Correspondent
- Lester Holt - Anchor, Nightly News Weekend Edition and Anchor, Today Weekend Edition
Nightly News in HD
NBC Nightly News began broadcasting in 1080i high definition on March 26, 2007. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Field footage is still shot in standard definition while the network bureaus complete their own conversion to HD, set to be completed in 2009. ABC announced that it plans to broadcast its evening newscasts in HD by the spring of 2008. This article is about the American news organization See also ABC News (disambiguation ABC News is a division of American Also, CBS Director of Bureau Operations Mel Olinsky has recently reported the CBS Evening News will likely begin broadcasting in HD sometime during the summer of 2008. CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS.
Broadcasts outside US
In Europe, NBC Nightly News is shown live on CNBC Europe. CNBC Europe is a Business and financial news Television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. NBC News programming is also shown for several hours a day on the 24 hour news network Orbit News in Europe and the Middle East. Orbit News is a 24 hour satellite and cable channel offering American news programming to viewers abroad primarily geared towards an Arab audience In the Philippines, NBC Nightly News is shown at 5. 00pm and 11. 30pm (local time) on weekdays and 5. 00pm on weekends on channel C/S on RPN. In Japan, NBC Nightly News is shown on NTV NEWS 24. It is televised at 7:30 pm Atlantic time on VSB-TV in Bermuda. The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time ( VSB-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Hamilton, Bermuda. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Belize's Tropical Vision Limited carries NBC Nightly News at 7:00 p. Belize (bəˈliːz formerly British Honduras, is a country in Central America. Tropical Vision Limited, or as it is locally known Channel 7, is a Belize City based Television station operating since 1981. m. CST Mondays-Fridays and the Saturday edition with Lester Holt at 6:30 p. m. CST. In Latin America, NBC Nightly News is broadcast by CNBC Latin America. CNBC Latin America is a Business TV channel from NBC Universal and Dow Jones that retransmits programs from CNBC and CNBC World
Notable Incidents
| U. S. Network Evening News edit | ||
| Program | Main Anchor | |
| ABC | World News | Charles Gibson |
| CBS | Evening News | Katie Couric |
| NBC | Nightly News | Brian Williams |
| CNN | Situation Room |
Wolf Blitzer |
| FNC | Fox Report Special Report |
Shepard Smith Brit Hume |
| BBC | World News America |
Matt Frei |
| HLN | Prime News | Mike Galanos |
| PBS | The NewsHour | Jim Lehrer |
| UNI | Noticiero Univision |
Jorge Ramos Maria Elena Salinas |
In September 2001, a letter containing anthrax was addressed to then NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw as part of the 2001 anthrax attacks. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight, often called ABC World News Tonight, also often abbreviated This article refers to the TV journalist For other people with the same name see Charles Gibson (disambiguation. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American Journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner The Situation Room is an afternoon/early evening newscast on CNN hosted by Wolf Blitzer that first aired on August 8, 2005. The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly News program on Fox News Channel, hosted by Shepard Smith weekdays and Julie Special Report with Brit Hume is an American Television program appearing on Fox News Channel. Shepard Smith (born David Shepard Smith Jr on January 14, 1964) is an American TV news anchor. Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume Sr (born June 22, 1943) is the Washington D BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite Matthias Frei (born 26 November, 1963) is the BBC 's Washington D Headline News is a Spin-off network from the original Cable News Network ( CNN) television news network in the United States. Prime News is a weeknight News program appearing on CNN Headline News. Mike Galanos is a News anchor for CNN Headline News. Based in CNN 's world headquarters in Atlanta, Galanos joined the network in May 2002 The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the For other uses see News Hour. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is an evening Television News program broadcast James Charles "Jim" Lehrer (ˈlɛrɚ born May 19 1934) is an American journalist and the News anchor for The NewsHour Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. Noticiero Univision ( Univision News) is the news division of the United States Spanish language television network Univision, along with the Jorge Ramos (born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican anchor of Noticiero Univision. María Elena Salinas (born 1954) is the co-anchor of Noticiero Univision with Jorge Ramos, the most watched newscast by American Hispanics Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and The 2001 Anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI case name occurred over Brokaw wasn't harmed, but two NBC News employees were infected. On April 18, 2007, NBC News received a package containing a "multimedia manifesto" from Cho Seung-hui, the gunman responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre that occurred two days earlier, the largest school shooting and spree killing in American history. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. NBC News is the news division of American Television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. For the Roxy Music album see Manifesto (album. A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions often Seung-Hui Cho (January 18 1984 &ndash April 16 2007 was a South Korean student at Virginia Tech who committed Mass murder of 32 people and wounded 25 The Virginia Tech massacre was a School shooting consisting of two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16 2007 that took place on the campus of School shooting is a term used to refer to Gun violence primarily in educational institutions especially the Mass murder or Spree killing of people connected A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a Murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations Upon the package's discovery, NBC News handed the package over to federal authorities. The specific details of the package contained a DVD disc of Cho reading from a typed manifesto (also in the package), as well as more than forty pictures of Cho brandishing weapons, including the two handguns believed to have been used in the massacre. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Some of the packages contents were shown, albeit copied from the originals and edited for profanity, on the April 18th edition of NBC Nightly News, with anchor Brian Williams and NBC senior justice correspondent Pete Williams (no relation) examining the package's contents in the opening moments of the broadcast. The original meaning of the adjective profane (from the Latin for "in front of or outside the Temple " was to refer to items not belonging to the church Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent based in Washington D
Credits
- Weekdays
- Anchor & Managing Editor: Brian Williams
- Executive Producer: Alexandra Wallace
- Senior Broadcast Producer: Bob Epstein
- Director: Brett Holey
- Senior Producers: M. Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening Alexandra Wallace is the current executive producer of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. L. Flynn, Tracey Lyons, Albert Oetgen, Richard Latour
- Broadcast Producer: Ed Deitch
- Anchor Producer: Subrata De
- Tape Producers: Anne Binford Allen and Robin Skolnick
- New York Producers: Donna Bass, Marisa Buchanan, Clare Duffy, Mario Garcia, Joo Lee, Bita Nikravesh, Kelly Venardos, and Robert Windrem
- News Writers: Christine Colvin and Barbara Raab
- Editors: Robert Kaplan, Bob Croce, Jody Henenfeld, Beverly Chase, Maggie Kassner
- Website Producer: Sam Singal
- Music by: John Williams
- Graphic Designers: Joe Incorvaia, Art Director; Collin Pisarra, Assistant Art Director
- Weekend
- Anchor: Lester Holt
- Executive Producer: Pat Burkey
- Senior Broadcast Producer: Tom Bowman
- Director: Patricia Lang
- Associate Director: Roberta Spring
- Producers: Buba Adschiew, Carol Eggers, Tom Dawson, Lydia Lively (Washington), and Maria Alcon
- Graphic Designers: William Donovan, Art Director
- Tape Producer: Lauren Fairbanks
- News Writers: Barbara Bernhard
- Music by: John Williams
See also
References
External links
- NBC Nightly News
- The Daily Nightly: Official Blog of NBC Nightly News
- NBC Nightly News Discussion Club on Newsvine.com
- NBC Nightly News at the Internet Movie Database
- "NBC Nightly News Celebrates 60th Anniversary"
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