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Tom Brokaw

Birth Name:Thomas John Brokaw

Birth Place:Webster, South Dakota, United States

Profession Actor, Producer

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Music and the Spoken Word
Barbarians at the Gate
Tom Brokaw
Toots

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Tom Brokaw: My Cancer Is in Remission

Read his memo to colleagues

Mon, Dec 22, 2014
Tom Brokaw: My Cancer Is in Remission

The Biz: Celebrating the Life and Career of News Veteran John Palmer

If you were anywhere near a TV set on Jan. 28, 1986 when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, chances are you learned the news of the tragedy from NBC News correspondent John Palmer. With NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw temporarily unavailable that afternoon, it was Palmer, the newsreader for Today, who broke in with a special report and stayed with the story for hours as it unfolded.

Thu, Nov 20, 2014
The Biz: Celebrating the Life and Career of News Veteran John Palmer

NBC News' Tom Brokaw Diagnosed with Cancer

Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, NBC News announced Tuesday. The NBC News Special Correspondent has multiple myeloma, a type of cancer which...

Wed, Feb 12, 2014
NBC News' Tom Brokaw Diagnosed with Cancer

The Biz: How JFK's Death Changed TV News

John F. Kennedy was the first president to embrace television. His assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963 — which will be revisited, 50 years later, in numerous TV documentaries and specials this month — made an indelible impact on America's relationship with the medium as well. Before that heart-wrenching weekend, extended live network news coverage was limited to planned events such as political conventions and election nights. Network correspondents gathered in Texas that week expecting to cover Kennedy's visit via filmed reports for their evening newscasts. Instead...

Thu, Nov 7, 2013
The Biz: How JFK's Death Changed TV News

VIDEO: Conan O'Brien, Obama Zing Networks at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Conan O'Brien spoke at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday, but most of his barbs were directed at the media and television networks, rather than at President Barack Obama. The dinner also included a sketch courtesy of House of Cards star Kevin Spacey, who parodied his Netflix series with a spoof dubbed "House of  Nerds," which included appearances by John McCain and several White House journalists. Check it out below: 

Sun, Apr 28, 2013
VIDEO: Conan O'Brien, Obama Zing Networks at White House Correspondents' Dinner

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