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| Brokaw to stay on at NBC til 2014 |
| 2004-05-12 |
| Hat tip - Drudge. For a generation, Tom Brokaw’s outstanding anchoring, reporting and interviewing--and his integrity and impartiality (cough cough has anyone seen my lips...) --have set a Which is hating (and spreading hate of) the United States of America. Today, I am delighted to be able to tell you that NBC News will have the benefit of Tom’s talents for many years to come. Tom has agreed to a long-term contact that will keep him at NBC News through 2014. He will be anchoring and producing documentaries on a wide range of issues for NBC This is terrific news for the NBC News family and for our millions of viewers. Please join me in congratulating Tom on this exciting new chapter in his career at NBC News. Or until NBC news get sent to a long-deserved position in the dumpster...... |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #3 They're pretty tricky RC. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-12 6:57:39 PM |
| #2 I can imagine the board meeting now: "OK, everyone. Our profession is rated one of the least trustworthy in the nation, and it's sinking fast. Our ratings are tanking, and we're losing money hand over fist. Any suggestions?" "How about we stick with the same formula?" "BRILLIANT! Quick! Give our lead anchor a ten-year contract!" And so the gentrification of the press continues. They'll keep getting more and more out of touch with their audience the longer they depend on the Media Monks instead of clearing them out and letting new voices in. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-12 4:26:05 PM |
| #1 Don't worry, boys, we won't have to put up with him until 2014. According to the guys on Coast to Coast AM, the Mayan Calender, and supposedly the world, runs out at 2012. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-05-12 4:10:49 PM |