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'Quiet kid from Jersey' makes good

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:31:40 GMT

The tramp from the Jersey Shore whose music captured the essence of America joined an elite pantheon Sunday as Bruce Springsteen received a Kennedy Center Honor for a lifetime contribution to national culture.
Source: NorthJersey.com

Headline: Brian Williams Basks in NBC Calling Him a 'Towering Figure' of News on Fifth Anniversary

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:28:15 GMT

Viewers are supposed to be impressed: he’s traveled to "25 Countries, 500,000 Miles," and done "1,000 Broadcasts." What would people think if everyone celebrated five years on a job with this kind of ring-kissing parade?
Source: Newsbusters

Comcast-NBCU Entertainment News Synergies Abound

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:05:55 GMT

Don't expect to see E! News host Ryan Seacrest filling in for Brian Williams on the NBCNightly News anytime soon.
Source: Broadcasting & Cable

NBC adopts right-wing's "climategate" smear

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:07:06 GMT

Brian Williams: "Have the books been cooked on climate change?" NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams asserted: "Climategate they're calling it. A new scandal over global warming and it's burning up the Internet."
Source: Media Matters for America

Sonia Sotomayor

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:12:01 GMT

Questions of ethnic heritage began on day one of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination, as media outlets remarked on the first-ever nomination and both political parties debated the implications of Obama’s choice.
Source: Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)

Comcast adds stake in NBC

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:39:34 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie...
Source: Monterey County Herald

Secretary Clinton's Interview With Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:18:14 GMT

QUESTION: Madame Secretary, I talked to Senator McCain immediately following the President's speech. As you were in the Senate, he remains a crucial vote on these matters.
Source: News Blaze

ClimateGate Held Hostage: Day 13

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:57:21 GMT

On NBC’s "Nightly News" on Wednesday, anchor Brian Williams failed to cover the climate controversy, but did manage to find the time to congratulate himself on his fifth anniversary of taking over the broadcast from Tom Brokaw.
Source: Business and Media Institute

Quoted in 'Brian Williams Loves the Lefty Humor of ‘Indispensable’ Jon Stewart: How Did We Live Without Him?'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:27:21 GMT

Brian Williams said in Newsbusters:

In just the span of a short few years, Jon Stewart has gone from optional to indispensable.

Quoted in 'Covering Comcast/NBCU'

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:13:47 GMT

Brian Williams said in mediabistro.com:

The company we work for was in the news tonight ... There are multiple reports our longtime parent company, General Electric is in talks with Comcast to merge NBC Universal and Comcast cable networks into a separate company, 51% of which would be owned by Comcast. Corporate officials at GE and Comcast declined to comment.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Oklahoma State forward Marshall Moses (33) shoots over Tennessee forward Brian Williams (R) during the first half of their first round NCAA tournament basketball game in Dayton, Ohio, March 20, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo by Mark Humphrey

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:19:50 GMT

Vanderbilt center Festus Ezeli, top right, fights for a rebound with Tennessee's Brian Williams, left, and Wayne Chism (4) and Vanderbilt's Steve Tchiengang (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Nashville, Tenn. , Tuesday, Jan...

NBC's Brian Williams Lampoons Digital Media Hype

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:07:05 GMT