American TV news anchor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the anchor of NBC Nightly News, the evening newscast of NBC. He used to anchor the NBC News broadcast The News with Brian Williams on NBC's sister networks CNBC and MSNBC.
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Williams at the 2011 Time 100 gala | |
Born | Brian Douglas Williams May 5, 1959 |
Education | Brookdale Community College George Washington University The Catholic University of America |
Occupation(s) | News anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News |
Years active | 1981–present |
Known for | NBC News reporter (1993–2004) NBC Nightly News weekend anchor (1993–1999) NBC Nightly News anchor (2004–2015) |
Spouse | Jane Stoddard Williams[1] |
Website | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/ |
On February 10, 2015, Williams was suspended for six months without pay. That was done because he reported false stories regarding his trips to Iraq in 2003 and to New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[2]
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