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NEWS ABOUT: Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw stories: 18 news summaries

(Newser) - Even before enlisting, World War II soldiers were made great by the “deprivations and lessons of the Great Depression,” Tom Brokaw writes in the Wall Street Journal. Shared sacrifice and lack of staple goods forged the outlook of the "Greatest Generation," and made the Army... More »

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veterans • World War II • Great Depression • Tom Brokaw • D-Day • Normandy • Greatest Generation • fortitude

 Gregory 
 Named to 
 MTP Gig 

White House correspondent had been frontrunner to succeed Russert

Dec 7, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - As long rumored, NBC News named David Gregory the new moderator of Meet the Press on the show today. Gregory, 38, NBC’s chief White House correspondent, has been hosting a political show on MSNBC and handled election night duties for the cable channel. The move had been widely reported,... More »

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NBC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw • David Gregory

David Gregory
to Host Meet
the Press

38-year-old White House correspondent will replace Russert

Dec 2, 08 6:59 AM CST
(Newser) - David Gregory is about to get the nod as host of NBC’s Meet the Press, reports Huffington Post. The chief White House correspondent has been a top contender for the spot since Tim Russert’s death in June. An announcement is expected as soon as today, reports Politico,... More »

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Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Huffington Post • Tom Brokaw • David Gregory

OPINION

Post-Russert, NBC Should Remake Meet the Press

NBC seems set on finding a Russert clone, but that's a mistake: Brown

Dec 1, 08 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Paralyzed by the perceived necessity of finding a Tim Russert doppelganger, NBC has already taken too long to choose a new host for Meet the Press, writes Tina Brown for the Daily Beast. “Russert defined an era,” Brown writes, "but that era is over.” Tom Brokaw... More »

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NBC • Tina Brown • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • interview • Tom Brokaw • Rachel Maddow

Obama Speech
Draws 100,000 
in Denver

Red states flicker as McCain struggles to fill stadiums in Iowa, Ohio

Oct 27, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain insists his campaign is “doing fine” even as his rallies in key states pull a fraction of the crowds turning out for Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Republican drew about 2,000 supporters at each of his recent events in Iowa and Ohio. Obama, meanwhile,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Iowa • Ohio • Colorado • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Tom Brokaw

 Schieffer Vows to Get Straight Answers in Debate 

Says he will get tough with both candidates

Oct 15, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer has vowed to stand firm when he moderates the final presidential debate tonight, and will press the candidates to answer questions put to them, Politico reports. Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill and Tom Brokaw have come under fire for being too easy on candidates in previous... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Dan Rather • debates • Election 2008 • Bob Schieffer • Tom Brokaw • Jim Lehrer • Gwen Ifill • moderators • Jeff Greenfield • debate format

(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain were hit with blunt questions tonight about how they would "bail out" Americans hurt by the staggering economy. In the second of three debates, this one a town hall-style face-off, the candidates fielded questions from an audience of 80 undecided voters and moderator Tom... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential debate • presidential candidates • Election 2008 • Tom Brokaw

In His Encore, Brokaw
Again a Heavy-Hitter for NBC

Russert's fill-in has played diplomat between NBC, McCain

Sep 30, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC is preparing for a post-Brokaw Meet the Press, but replacing the elder statesman won’t be easy, the New York Times reports. Brokaw has exceeded expectations as a fill-in for Tim Russert, keeping NBC’s Sunday show atop the ratings. Less publicly, he’s been a... More »

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John McCain • NBC • MSNBC • Tim Russert • Meet the Press • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Tom Brokaw

 MSNBC Anchors
 in DNC Slugfest

Gets personal and political on-air at the DNC

Aug 27, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Infighting between MSNBC anchors is turning the Democratic National Convention into a partisan catfight. Joe Scarborough, who once served as Republican representative, got touchy when David Shuster yesterday referred to “your party, the Republican Party” and Scarborough and Tom Brokaw are miffed at the channel’s decision to increase... More »

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MSNBC • Democratic National Convention • American media • David Shuster • media coverage • Joe Scarborough • news anchor • Tom Brokaw

glossies

 Case Against Ivins Looking Thin

FBI evidence full of holes and contradictions

Aug 10, 08 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI's case against alleged anthrax killer Bruce Ivins is full of gaps and contradictions, Newsweek reports. Ivins is said to have sent anthrax to NBC's Tom Brokaw—but was retaliating against a reporter at ABC. He also passed a polygraph in the probe and had no anthrax in his... More »

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FBI • crime • court cases • anthrax • Tom Brokaw • Bruce Ivins

(Newser) - The moderators for the three presidential debates have been announced, and none of them are particularly gasp-inducing, the Swamp reports. Tom Brokaw, interim host of Meet the Press, Jim Lehrer, of PBS’ News Hour, and Bob Schieffer of CBS’ Face the Nation, will each host a debate, while... More »

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presidential debate • debates • Meet the Press • host • Bob Schieffer • Tom Brokaw • Jim Lehrer • Gwen Ifill • Face the Nation

Analysis

Subdued Meet the Press Now
Squirm-Free

Post-Russert, newly laid-back show doesn't challenge guests

Jun 30, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meeting the press is a much more laid-back experience with Tom Brokaw temporarily in Tim Russert’s old seat, the New York Times reports. Hosting his first standard-format show yesterday, Brokaw “kept the mood at a sober but easygoing tempo,” writes Alessandra Stanley. But with the presidential race... More »

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NBC • Tim Russert • talk show • daytime talk show • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw

OPINION

Brokaw to Replace Russert

Will pinch-hit through election; Williams' performance today unconvincing

Jun 22, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - NBC has anointed Tom Brokaw as Tim Russert's heir on "Meet the Press" through the 2008 election, the network announced today. "I feel right at home," said Brokaw, who has appeared on the public affairs show since the Watergate days. But Brian Williams—who took over... More »

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NBC • ABC • Tim Russert • Brian Williams • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw

(Newser) - Tim Russert's 22-year-old son delivered what he called his "dad's last speech" today before a crowd of Washington luminaries, People reports. "My dad was my best friend," said a composed Luke Russert, who called his father a "force of nature" who combined his passion for work... More »

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media • Tim Russert • James Carville • Tom Brokaw

 Meet the Press
 Remembers
 Russert 

Tom Brokaw leads celebration of newsman's career

Jun 15, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the moderator's chair empty, Tom Brokaw began this morning's edition of "Meet the Press" by urging the show's guests not to cry, Politico reports. Friends and admirers of longtime host Tim Russert gathered to recall the highlights of his career and what made the ultimate political junkie. More »

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Tim Russert • James Carville • memorial • Meet the Press • Maria Shriver • Mary Matalin • Tom Brokaw

APPRECIATION

 Buffalo Boy Made Good 

Tim Russert is remembered today by friend and foe alike

Jun 13, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Russert, who died today at age 58, was "possibly America's most influential political journalist," James Poniewozik writes in Time. His no-nonsense style was informed by a Jesuit education in working class Buffalo—but not all appreciated his "gotcha," visceral style of questioning. Yet "his... More »

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Hillary Clinton • NBC • Bill Clinton • obituary • death • Tim Russert • heart attack • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw

UPDATED

 Tim Russert
 Dead at 58 

Meet the Press host, NBC Washington bureau chief was stricken at work

Jun 13, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press and longtime NBC News Washington bureau chief, died today after collapsing at work and apparently suffering cardiac arrest, MSNBC reports. He was 58. A 24-year NBC veteran, Russert was also the author of two New York Times best-sellers, Big Russ and Me and... More »

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Tim Russert • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw • Andrea Mitchell • punditry

 (MS)NBC Generates,
 Draws Heat 

NBC and MSNBC in culture clash

May 27, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC's recent success is a thorn in the side of its competitors, the politicians who accuse the network of bias, and an unlikely third party—NBC News. The cable network's opinionated anchors and the broadcast sibling's more traditional approach are increasingly entangled, the AP reports, and critics don't share the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • NBC • Bill O'Reilly • MSNBC • Chris Matthews • Tim Russert • Keith Olbermann • George W. Bush • Richard Engel • Steve Capus • Tom Brokaw

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