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- Birth name: Thomas John Brokaw
- Born: February 6, 1940
- Birthplace: Webster, South Dakota
- Former anchor: NBC Nightly News
- Retired: December 4, 2004
- Spouse: Meredith Lynn Auld
- Children: Jennifer Jean, Andra Brooks, Sara Auld
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Tom Brokaw served as the anchor for NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004, eventually becoming America's most-watched news anchor during the late-1990s and retaining that title until his retirement.
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Career
Brokaw began his journalism career in 1962 at KMTV in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1965, he anchored the late evening news on WSB-TV in Atlanta before moving to KNBC-TV in Los Angeles in 1966. From 1973-1976 he was an NBC News White House correspondent, covering the Watergate scandal.In 1976, he joined The Today Show where he remained until 1981 when he joined NBC Nightly News as co-anchor with Roger Mudd. When Mudd left to host Meet the Press and American Almanac, Brokaw remained as sole anchor of Nightly News until his retirement in 2004.
Brokaw continues to contribute to NBC News as a special correspondent, providing election analysis along with Tim Russert, Brian Williams, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann.
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Tom Brokaw Questions
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RT @CALLOUS_: RT “It’s easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." #USE -Tom Brokaw via @UnseeingEyes
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RT @CALLOUS_ RT “It’s easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." #USE -Tom Brokaw via @UnseeingEyes
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RT @CALLOUS_: RT “It’s easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." #USE -Tom Brokaw via @UnseeingEyes
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I wonder if this Tom Brokaw sound-a-like is talking slowly on purpose. #hcr
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Is it the wine, or does anyone else think McConnell sounds like Tom Brokaw?
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