Tom Brokaw Nate Mc Ginnis Journalism 503 May
Tom Brokaw Nate Mc. Ginnis Journalism 503 May 2, 2007
Family Life • Born 1940 in Bristol, S. D. • Oldest of three boys • Moved to Yankton, S. D. in 1955 • Father, Anthony, worked construction for the Army Corp of Engineers • Mother, Jean, worked at the Yankton post office
College Years • Enrolled at the University of Iowa for his freshmen year, transferred to University of South Dakota after first year • Graduated with BA in political science in 1962 • First TV job was at KTIV in Sioux City, Iowa (19601962) • Worked for KMTV in Omaha as a morning news editor (1962 -1965)
Network Jobs • In 1965 scored first anchor job at WSVB in Atlanta, an NBC affiliate • Moved to Los Angeles to anchor for KNBC in 1966 • In 1972 became NBC White House correspondent • Floor reporter for both party conventions in 1976 • Joined cast of the “Today Show” as a co-host in 1976
NBC Nightly News • Left the “Today Show” in 1981 to become coanchor of NBC Nightly News • Paired with Mudd who was based in Washington • Became sole anchor in 1983 • Signed to a seven year contract for $18 million at 42 years old
Ratings in the 1990 s
Famous Firsts • Conducted first US interview with Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev • Only anchor to report at the fall of the Berlin Wall • In 2000, he conducted the first American TV interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Other Projects • The Greatest Generation (1998) • The Greatest Generation Speaks (1999) • An Album of Memories (2001) • A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland (2002)
Awards and Honors Awards • Alfred I. du. Pont Columbia University Award • 2 Emmy Awards • Television Academy Hall of Fame • Sylvanus Thayer Award • Walter Cronkite Award for Journalism Excellence • Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting Award Honorary Degrees • Notre Dame • Boston College • Washington University • Duke University • Syracuse University • Hofstra University • University of South Dakota
Final Sign-Off December 1, 2004
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