Veteran journalist Ted Koppel, the host of the award-winning late-night news program Nightline for 25 years, will leave ABC News when his contract expires in December, the network said Thursday. There are many things I want to do, and Ill pop up again somewhere., Williams has anchored The 11th Hour for the past 5 years. This contradicted the statements by the crew of the craft that was hit, that it was at least 30 minutes ahead of Williams' helicopter. We were the northernmost Americans in Iraq. [26], In 2007, Time magazine named Williams one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Williams says the helicopter part was true but it was a coin operated helicopter outside a Chuck-E-Cheese." [58][59] His final night hosting the show was December 9, 2021. In an extraordinary exchange on Friday, President Donald Trump viciously attacked an NBC News reporter who asked what his message would be to Americans who are frightened by the coronavirus . ", Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics, Scully had asked Scaramucci on Twitter, "should I respond to trump.". When he first came to 7News in 1995, he was a prime-time anchor who proved unable to turn . He lied repeatedly on the air at NBC News and its affiliates. I was wearing a breathing apparatus, conducting a search on my hands and knees, when I felt something warm, squishy and furry on the floor of a closet. "[78][79], Appearing on The Daily Show in August 2006, he told host Jon Stewart that he was nearly hit the previous month by Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah while flying in an Israeli Air Force (IAF) Black Hawk helicopter: "Here's a view of rockets I have never seen, passing underneath us, 1,500 feet beneath us. [66], Williams was the commencement speaker at Bates College in May 2005,[67] The Catholic University of America in May 2004,[68] Ohio State University in June 2008,[69] and at the University of Notre Dame in 2010. Its one of the toughest things to get, he said, and the president has a piece of it as well Its made of a material most people havent seen or held in their hands. Huffington Post, Ive been so fortunate, he said during a 2008 forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. I will reflect on the kindness people have shown me, and I will pay it forward, he said. Williams didn't speak about the scandal on Thursday night's broadcast but The New York Times called him "a little subdued" as the scandal swirls around him. [64] Williams has also made numerous appearances on Late Show with David Letterman. The first test of that will come Friday, when a Matt Lauer interview with Williams airs on Today and Nightly News. Then the accusations started flying. He's an honest man. Amanda Guerra Married, Wedding, Engaged, Age NBC 5 Bio Wiki. In 2008, Williams said he was "at the Brandenburg Gate the night the wall came down", while CBS and other sources report that he did not arrive until the next day. Dubbed "Bill O'Lie-lly" by Senator Al Franken, Fox News Channel star Bill O'Reilly was caught lying about experiencing war in 1982 between Argentina and England. Legal Statement. Anchorman Brian Williams, a 28-year veteran of NBC News and MSNBC, said Tuesday that he is leaving the company at the end of this year. A mash-up video created by Fallon, where Williams appears to rap to hip-hop instrumentals, became popular within a few hours. He lied to NBC News legend Tim Russert. said in a statement. The Brian Williams scandal is growing. The suspension will be without pay and is effective immediately. [71] He was the commencement speaker for Elon University's graduating class of 2013, which included his son Douglas.[72]. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Veterans from a convoy that had accompanied the news anchor at the time challenged his story, which he had repeated in the past, on Facebook. Please integrate the section's contents into the article as a whole, or rewrite the material. Matt Lauer was NBC's most celebrated anchor who had some sort of influence in making decisions. And so this, to be here for him, is the least we can do," she explained. BRIAN Williams announced on Tuesday that he's leaving NBC News and MSNBC at the end of this year after a 28-year career. He anchored MSNBC The News with Brian Williams from 1996-2004. The story actually started with a terrible moment a dozen years back during the invasion of Iraq when the helicopter we were traveling in was forced down after being hit by an RPG, the anchor told viewers. [18] In the summer of 1996 he began serving as anchor and managing editor of The News with Brian Williams, broadcast on MSNBC and CNBC. Brian Williams didn't just spew bald-faced lies from David Letterman's couch. In fact, he told viewers in an apology at the end of last night's national bulletin, his helicopter had not been shot down. That makes it even more difficult to understand why Williams would repeat the claim last week, only to have it shot down by those who were there. Brian Williams, the nation's top-rated news anchor, has admitted fabricating a tale of being forced down by enemy fire in a helicopter over Iraq a dozen years ago. "He is making a lot of noise at NBC that a lesser journalist or producer would have been immediately fired or suspended for a false report. Lauer was ousted from NBC's morning show Today in 2017 over allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. When Comcast acquired NBC Universal in 2011, Brian Roberts, Comcasts chief executive, called the news division the crown jewel of his giant media group. [62] Some in the media dubbed this the new "Battle of the Brians", as NBC's Williams compared his own modest set to CTV's expensive Olympic studio.[63]. Following the scandal Brian was demoted from chief anchor of NBCs Nightly News to breaking news anchor for MSNBC. Williams first worked in broadcasting in 1981 at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas. Kasie Hunt announced her departure from NBC after eight years at the network. Williams lies were a failure of character or memory or both. [84][85], Another statement by Williams, this one regarding the Navy SEALs, also received attention. [36], Williams also received a 2012 Emmy for his interview program Rock Center[37] and a 2013 Emmy for being one of the executive producers and editors of a documentary on the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Objectively, there was less reason to trust Brian Williams as a person, but practically, there was no real reason to trust NBCs news any more or less. Anyone can read what you share. Since then, Today has fallen behind its ABC rival Good Morning America, Meet the Press has suffered severe ratings declines, and now the networks evening newscast is in disarray. This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another, saidWiliamsin a statement. But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News.". In 2015, NBC suspended him for six months without pay and the Peabody Award-winning newsman became the top story himself. CNN, While delivering the commencement address at Catholic University that year [2004], Williams said the highlight of his time at the school was in this very doorway, shaking hands with the Holy Father during his visit to this campus. CNN, There were Katyusha rockets passing just beneath the helicopter I was riding in, he told a student interviewer from Fairfield (Conn.) University that year [2007]. Corky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital. "This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of. INSIDE EDITION is now hearing from Joe Summerlin, the navigator on board the helicopter that was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. The anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News" since 2004, Mr. Williams. In 2015, NBC suspended him for six months without pay and the Peabody Award-winning newsman became the top story himself. Dallas weekend morning weather anchor Keisha Burns has left NBC owned station KXAS after five years. On Wednesday he admitted, "I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago." Now, legendary NBC anchor Tom Brokaw is denying reports that he wants the man who replaced him to be. NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been forced to admit that his compelling 2003 account of surviving a ride-along in a military helicopter downed by ground fire in Iraq was not true. I want to apologise. Mr. Williams was informed of his punishment Tuesday morning when he went to the Upper West Side apartment of Stephen P. Burke, the chief executive of NBCUniversal. Blackout. The network made the. Our travelling NBC News team was rescued, surrounded and kept alive by an armour mechanised platoon from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry., @NBCNightlyNews anchor #BrianWilliams admits he was not on the Titanic when it sank! Things told to other reporters dont add up. Still, that was the deal, Williams violated it and in strictly professional terms, his punishment was fair. I thought people only did that in movies, but it turns out vice-presidents do it, too. Even some of the most trusted names in news have told a tall tale here or there. Some of the crew members on the Chinook that was hit were clearly upset with the anchors now-discredited claim. Numerous accounts now verify that NBC News not only wanted Brian Williams out there building his brand with the likes of Jon Stewart, David Letterman, and Saturday Night Live, but that the NBC brass knew their star was a serial liar. Did Taylor Swift write a song about Tom Hiddleston? Like the vets I spoke with, he wrote in a Twitter post after the suspension was announced, I just wanted to set the record straight., Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/business/media/brian-williams-suspended-by-nbc-news-for-six-months.html. Live by the myth of the anchor, die by the myth of the anchor. Last. Scully, who had been scheduled to moderate this week's presidential debate before it was canceled, admitted that he had lied about sending a tweet to former White House adviser Anthony Scaramucci, "for which I am totally responsible.". Scully appeared to seek advice on Twitter last Thursday from a prominent critic of President Donald Trump and then denied it. Williams on 30 Rock, proposing a new NBC show to Jack Donaghy[65], Williams made frequent guest appearances on NBC's television comedy 30 Rock, as a caricatured version of himself. This move, however, sort of says both? For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. "[23] Williams accepted the award on behalf of the organization. Lance Reynolds, the flight engineer, told Stars & Stripes it had been a life-changing trauma and felt like a personal experience that someone else wanted to participate in and didnt deserve to participate in., NBC trumpeted the Williams saga, airing a story on March 26, 2003, with the headline: Target Iraq: Helicopter NBCs Brian Williams Was Riding In Comes Under Fire. But he did not claim to be in the downed chopper, saying: On the ground, we learn the Chinook ahead of us was almost blown out of the sky., In a 2008 blog post, he again wrote that the Chinook helicopter flying in front of ours (from the 101st Airborne) took an RPG to the rear rotor.. Huffington Post, About six weeks after the Bin Laden raid, I got a white envelope and in it was a thank-you note, unsigned, Williams said on Letterman in January 2013. It emerged that it wasnt the first time Williams had embellished the Iraq story. I became very sick with dysentery. Williams to Tom Brokaw at Columbia University in 2013. A friend who spoke to Mr. Williams on Tuesday described him as shattered.. After the broadcast, military newspaper Stars & Stripes tracked down the crew from the downed helicopter, only to discover their recollection of events was not the same as that of Williams. The New York Times characterized Williams' reporting of the hurricane as "a defining moment". IE 11 is not supported. And Mr. Holt, 55, while widely respected, is not as famous a figure at NBC as Matt Lauer, the co-host of the Today Show. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! He was suspended from @cspan indefinitely.". Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Brian Williams announced on Tuesday that he's leaving NBC News and MSNBC at the end of this year, In 2015 Brian was caught embellishing an event that occurred while he covered the Iraq War in 2003, In 2015, Williams was suspended by NBC for six months without pay, and replaced by Lester Holt, for the Iraq helicopter crash story, After being demoted, Brian went on to host weeknight news program, The 11th Hour, in 2016, Brian's actress daughter Allison Williams defended him at the time, saying in an interview with Seth Meyers 'He's a really good man. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Share Comments Listen to article. He has covered the some of the worlds biggest stories, reporting on Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans, taking an African road trip with U2 frontman Bono and embedding with US troops in Afghanistan. B rian Williams lost his job as anchor of the NBC Nightly News for perpetuating one fiction, and for failing to perpetuate another. "This has been a really hard time. C-SPAN announced Thursday that it had suspended host Steve Scully after he admitted having falsely claimed that his Twitter account was hacked last week. [60], Williams frequently appeared on The Daily Show as a celebrity guest interviewed by Jon Stewart and in 2007, made regular cameos as a giant head sidekick looking on Jon Stewart and helping out with pronunciations of foreign names and occasionally other foreign affairs all beginning at the premiere of the new Daily Show set. She was forced to apologize to Limbaugh and on the air when NewsBusters reported the video she used was from beforethe certificate's release (one year old rather than one day old). Our traveling NBC News team was rescued, surrounded and kept alive by an armor mechanized platoon from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry.. The measure takes effect immediately, NBC said today, which is under growing pressure to fire the 55-year-old Williams, who reportedly earns about US$10 million a year and has earned more than two . [14] His first job was as a busboy at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery. I said things that werent true, he told Lauer - who himself was embroiled in a scandal two years later - I let down my NBC colleagues and our viewers, and Im determined to earn back their trust.. Olivia Newton-Johns daughter has revealed how she keeps her connection to her mother alive months after her tragic passing. On Friday, during an NBC special report broadcast from a Rangers game, Williams paid tribute to Command Sgt. On Wednesday he admitted, I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago.Now, legendary NBC anchor Tom Brokaw is denying reports that he wants the man who replaced him to be fired. According to his boss, editor-in-chief Betsy Reed, "An investigation into Thompsons reporting turned up three instances in which quotes were attributed to people who said they had not been interviewed. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. All rights reserved. ', Brian is pictured in 2014 with Allison, wife Jane and son Douglas, Brian's impressive career has spanned 28 years, 'This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another,' said Williams in a statement. Trump refused to participate in this week's debate after the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that it would make the event virtual to protect "the health and safety of all involved" after Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. Lester Holt, who stepped in for Mr. Williams this week, will continue as the substitute, the network said. Summerlin then mentioned his first memory of Brian Williams, "I saw him get off the aircraft and he combed his hair." A classic throat-clearing. And you can make a perfectly credible argument that anchors bear a public trust, which trust is shattered when they tell lies, on the newscast or off. [3], Journalist Malcolm Gladwell reexamined the story in a podcast episode entitled "Free Brian Williams" from his Revisionist History podcast. Thats not to diminish anchors: you have to work your way into those jobs, and they usually come with significant managing-editor responsibilities. It's not just politicians who lie through their teeth. The last show aired on June 21, 2013. The anchorman announced the news on Tuesday, expressing his gratitude to NBC. Joe Summerlin told INSIDE EDITION, Finally this guy is going to get called out on his lying. The descriptions of what Williams said are written by the linked news source. [21], He still was allowed to continue and his coverage of Hurricane Katrina was widely praised, particularly "for venting his anger and frustration over the government's failure to act quickly to help the victims. Brian Williams, the embattled NBC news anchor whose credibility plummeted after he acknowledged exaggerating his role in a helicopter episode in Iraq, has been suspended for six months without pay, the network said on Tuesday night. Burns recently tweeted about her "next adventure," saying: Life update: After 5 years. Source: USA Today More Brian Williams #37 of 65 on The Most Influential News Anchors of All Time All Rights Reserved. Some of them are even featured in celebrities who plagiarized. For NBC, the suspension provides at least a temporary solution to the crisis that has engulfed the network since Mr. Williams admitted last week that he had misled the public with the helicopter story, and apologized. two different incidents and deeply regretted the error. [2] On June 18, 2015, he was demoted to breaking news anchor for MSNBC. He waved to the lead pilot very kindly. Their son, Doug Williams, is the late-night anchor of Geico SportsNite, which airs on the regional New York metropolitan area channel SportsNetNew York. The first fiction youre probably familiar with. Hes not credible enough to anchor one NBC network, but hes just fine for the other? Last week, talk show host and journalist Charlie Rose was fired by CBS News, PBS and Bloomberg after eight women accused him of past sexual harassment and unwanted advances in a report in The Washington Post. On February 22, 2010, while covering the Winter Olympics, Williams did a skit with Brian Williams, the Canadian sportscaster of CTV Sports, on the CTV Olympic set. "But I do know that this reckoning, that so many organizations have been going through, is important, it's long overdue and it must result in workplaces where all women all people feel safe and respected.". An investigation into Thompsons reporting turned up three instances in which quotes were attributed to people who said they had not been interviewed. Andrew Lack was brought in to steady NBC News after a scandal led to the suspension of anchor Brian Williams. We let Brian. Williams said he had misremembered the story and was sorry. The anchor and his NBC crew arrived in the area west of Baghdad on another helicopter about an hour later, they told the newspaper. And then I pull off my mask, and I'm a lizard person, too. [82] An IDF spokesman who was on the helicopter in question did confirm afterwards that there was Katyusha fire and, although the helicopter was not in danger, the "trajectory of the rockets was beneath us. [90] They have two children: Allison, an actress, and Doug, the late-night anchor of Geico SportsNite on SportsNet New York. I lost count after 30. In 2015, the cable news networks, and other news outlets, began focusing on the political pundit's lie. Williams to Letterman on March 26, 2013 PolitiFact. [77] CNN reported in a 2005 television documentary that Williams said he was not a witness to the suicide: "We heard the story of a man killing himself, falling from the upper deck. Our traveling NBC News team was rescued, surrounded and kept alive by an armor mechanized platoon from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry, he said. The scandal erupted when Williams claimed that a helicopter he was on during the Iraq War had been hit by enemy fire and forced down. Sent to me by one of my friends. Huffington Post, In February 2014, Williams elaborated on the helicopter gift in another media appearance, this time on the sports talk show hosted by Dan Patrick. From Bill O'Reilly's war story, which turned out to be fabricated, to reporters like Stephen Glass, whose lies have launched Hollywood films, there is sadly no shortage of liars who are themselves employed to catch liars and report the truth. Below, I have copy and pasted directly from the sources linked. "I was right again! He was a reporter for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004. [28], While anchoring the Nightly News, Williams received 12 News & Documentary Emmy Awards. We have also been feeling very lucky, counting our blessings. In fact, he told viewers in an apology at the end of last nights national bulletin, his helicopter had not been shot down. PolitiFact, NBC publishes a book [in 2003], Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which they describe Williams experience, implying that his helicopter sustained fire. [19] Williams also served as primary substitute anchor on The NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, and its weekend anchor. said the headline on The Huffington Post.He's being ridiculed unmercilessly in online memes showing him delivering the 10 Commandments and mocking him reporting on the surface of the moon. All rights reserved. 'There are many things I want to do, and Ill pop up again somewhere. He couldnt sleep around town with celebrities or on the road with random people, because hes Matt Lauer and hes married," a former producer told the magazine. Conan OBrian joked, "Brian Williams has admitted he embellished a story that he was in a helicopter that was shot at in Iraq. As Managing Editor and anchor of Nightly News, Brian has a responsibility to be truthful and to uphold the high standards of the news division at all times," she said. And we've got the gunner doors on this thing, and I'm saying to the general, some four-star: 'It wouldn't take much for them to adjust the aim and try to do a ring toss right through our open doors, would it?' Trump refused to participate in this week's debate. And in it was a piece of the fuselage of the blown-up Black Hawk in that courtyard. [23] NBC Nightly News also earned the George Polk Award[24] and the duPont-Columbia University Award for its Katrina coverage. Introducing the piece, NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw described Williams as having "got [him]self into a close call in the skies over Iraq",[50] and the story was headlined, "Target Iraq: Helicopter NBC's Brian Williams Was Riding In Comes Under Fire". [8][9] His mother was an amateur stage actress. [70] In May 2012, he spoke at the George Washington University commencement on the National Mall. The tweet ignited criticism from Republicans, who questioned Scully's potential fairness. His statement was a partial denial but he admitted that "there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed.". Things told to other reporters don't add up. I said I was travelling in an aircraft that was hit by fire. Washington Post, MediaBrian WilliamsBrian Williams LiesNBC Newsstolen valor. All of us watched [in the Superdome] as one man committed suicide. Williams to Tom Brokaw, at Columbia University in 2013. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. American journalist and television news anchor, For other people named Brian Williams, see. [40], On October 4, 2011, it was announced that Williams would be the host of Rock Center with Brian Williams, a news magazine program premiering on October 31, 2011, at 10:00pm Eastern, replacing the canceled drama series The Playboy Club. NBC News is reeling after "Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt appears to have been badly fooled by North Korean propagandists -- giving a cheery report from a ski resort in the Hermit Kingdom. The New York Times reported that Curry felt humiliated by a "boy's club atmosphere" at the show, and believed Lauer was indifferent to her concerns. "[80], In another version of the same story, Williams claimed that the rockets passed "just underneath the helicopter I was riding in. Announcers. Guest announcer for Saturday Night Live. It was claimed by an official speaking to The New Orleans Advocate, that that the Quarter was mostly dry at the time. ET. The New York Times staff reporter Jayson Blair was caught lying about entire stories, sometimes making up quotes and scenes that never even occurred. His actions are inexcusable and this suspension is severe and appropriate., Mr. Burke said that Mr. Williams has shared his deep remorse with me, and he is committed to winning back everyones trust. He added, He deserves a second chance, and we are rooting for him., NBC did not make its top executives available for comment, and Mr. Williams did not respond to phone calls and an e-mail seeking comment. Newsom declares war on environmentalists seeking to halt construction project, EPA director advises East Palestine children to stay out of creeks, streams amid Ohio train derailment fallout, West Virginia's 'religious freedom' bill heads to governor's desk after quick pass through legislature, Waltz, House Republicans drop resolution condemning Buttigieg and saying he 'should resign'. Williams apologized on the. Williams had repeatedly told a story about riding in a helicopter that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade . [7] Williams is the youngest of four siblings. In January 2016, Williams also added the role of chief elections anchor for MSNBC and subsequently debuted in the new role during coverage of the 2016 Iowa caucuses. Lauer's firing comes after NBC News also ended the employment of its senior vice president for booking, Matt Zimmerman, after learning about "inappropriate conduct" with more than one woman at NBC Universal, the parent company of NBC. Legal Statement. All Rights Reserved. [who] put a round through the back of a chopper, which he further and incorrectly claimed was the Chinook [helicopter] in front of us. Breitbart, We flew over a bridge. In the six days since he admitted his mistake, he was pilloried relentlessly online, with Twitter feeds mocking him and amateur truth squads investigating his past reporting. The behavior he. Brian Williams lost his job as anchor of the NBC Nightly News for perpetuating one fiction, and for failing to perpetuate another. He has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he took part in numerous skits and interviews. We have each other. [13] He suffered an accident during a football game that left him with a crooked nose. [3] In September 2016, he became the host of MSNBC's political news show, The 11th Hour. Market data provided by Factset. Vester, who worked as a reporter and anchor for NBC and MSNBC in the mid-'90s, marked the anniversary of Lauer's fall from grace by buying an ad in Thursday's New York Times that calls on the . "We can say unequivocally, that, prior to Monday night, current NBC News management was never made aware of any complaints about Matt Lauers conduct," the spokesperson said. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Thompson went to great lengths to deceive his editors, creating an email account to impersonate a source and lying about his reporting methods. The second fiction, connected to the first, is built into the evening news format itself: that a news anchor is reporting you the news, rather than reading it to you. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. by Marathi.TV Editorial Team. [12] While in high school, he was a volunteer firefighter for three years at the Middletown Township Fire Department. Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality. Darned if that knife didnt show up at my office a couple weeks later, Williams told Letterman. NBC has suspended its star news anchor Brian Williams for six months without pay over his false story of coming under fire in a US military helicopter in Iraq. Also while in high school, he was the editorial editor for the school newspaper. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Related: Matt Lauer says he's 'truly sorry', On Thursday, Lauer released a statement saying he was "truly sorry." For such a high-profile journalist to acknowledge that he essentially invented a story that dramatized his bravery in a war zone is hard to fathom. Williams anchored at MSNBC in the early parts of his NBC career, helming "The News with Brian Williams " during the network's early, pre-"Lean Forward" period in the late 1990s. The evening news broadcast anchored by Holt while Williams is suspended averaged 10.1 million viewers for the week of Feb. 16-20, according to Nielsen. [10], He lived in Elmira, New York, for nine years before moving to Middletown Township, New Jersey, when he was in junior high school. KXAS-TV (NBC5) is the media partner of The Dallas Morning News. But not like the people we were seeing in the streets, he said in the documentary In His Own Words: Brian Williams on Hurricane Katrina. Washington Post, I remember one such house fire the structure was fully involved with flames and smoke. Apparently, as long as Brian Williams lies helped build the NBC News brand and the Nightly News ratings, nobody in charge chose to say anything. Thats Brian being Brian became the newsroom shorthand. The accusers in the article were anonymous, and their accounts have not been confirmed by NBC News. 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