• Natalie Morales Says 'Today' Staffers Not Distracted by Brian Williams Scandal

    Natalie Morales has been a regular fixture for NBC's Today show for nearly a decade now and while the network has been in serious turmoil in recent months, she insists that the morning show cast is all good. While Today has struggled in the number two morning news program position for awhile now, the pressure that once existed is nothing like what employees of NBC Nightly News are now feeling. Ever since Brian Williams was suspended from the program for lying on camera about his experiences in the field, it made any of the issues behind-the-scenes at Today look quite small comparatively.

  • NBC reportedly Looking for a New Position for Fallen Anchor Brian Williams

    It has been four months since Brian Williams was suspended from anchoring NBC Nightly News and still there is no solid decision on his future with the network. Earlier this year Williams was caught "misremembering" his own war-time reporting and the network decided to make him sit out six months without pay while they scrambled to reassure the public that their reporters are indeed credible. While it still seems rather unlikely that Williams would reclaim his old seat anchoring the competitive evening news, NBC is still looking for a way to keep him in house

  • Brian Williams Has Backed Out of Hosting Inaugural "Lincoln Awards'

    While Brian Williams may currently be off the air due to a six month suspension by NBC, he has spent the last few months willingly pulling out of other previously scheduled appearances. The latest is the Lincoln Awards which will honor those supporting U.S. veterans and their military families. While Williams was originally expected to host the even and give a taped introduction to the festivities, we've now learned that Michelle Obama will instead now be doing the honors.

  • Brian Williams First Chalked Up Lies to Possible Brain Tumor

    Two months after Brian Williams was suspended from 'NBC Nightly News' for embellishing a story about a supposedly harrowing experience while on assignment in Iraq, we are learning more details about the scandal that is still dogging him. Once insiders realized Williams seemed to have a difficult time keeping his details straight, it did not take long at all for a series of lies to be uncovered. Apparently, the fallen anchor at first thought things would either disappear or quickly blow over -- he was not expecting to be even temporarily out of a job. According to an explosive new inside story by 'Vanity Fair,' once he realized his lies had caught up with him, rather than just own it Williams at first contemplated whether or not he could have a brain tumor.

  • Will NBC News Chief Andy Lack Bring Brian Williams Back?

    We have already talked quite a bit about Andy Lack, the former NBC News chief who recently returned to try and dig out the network from beneath scandal and miserably low ratings. He has his work cut out for him on so many levels, from trying to pull 'Meet the Press' out of its third-place standing to completely transforming MSNBC back into a credible news network. He also has to eventually figure out what to do about Brian Williams and 'NBC Nightly News.' While it was originally believed that one of Lack's main functions would be to figure out how to bring Williams back after being suspended for six months for lying to the American public, that may no longer be the case.

  • Brian Williams Makes 1st Public Appearance at Fundraiser Since NBC Suspension

    It has been a little more than a month since we last saw Brian Williams explaining to NBC Nightly News viewers that he was going to step away from the anchor desk for a bit, and it has taken him this long to surface anywhere, at least in public. On Saturday night, March 21, Williams and his wife appeared at a fundraiser for his cash-strapped high school, which is struggling to keep its doors open. This is his first public appearance sine his NBC suspension.

  • NBC Re-Airing 'Nightly News' Overnight to Boost Ratings

    Lester Holt has done a really great job of holding 'NBC Nightly News' together ever since Brian Williams was forced from his anchor seat in early February. It has been widely reported that not only has Holt managed to hold on to NBC's winning spot in the evening news battle, but he has also helped to boost ratings as well. A few questions have been raised, though, about whether or not the network is being a little bit shady in its tactics to hold on to that lead. According to various sources, NBC has begun airing 'NBC Nightly News' a second time after its original 6:30 p.m. broadcast. The re-airing overnight, and the numbers it pulls in are applied to the overall total.

  • Keith Olbermann, David Letterman Hope Brian Williams Returns to NBC Anchor Seat

    Can Brian Williams ever return to NBC and slide back into the role of a trusted news anchor? The topic seems to be hotly debated by many, and while it has been reported that Williams is not exactly loved by many at the network, it still seems that new news chief Andy Lack may fully intend to bring his friend back into the fold once his six-month suspension ends. It was obvious during an interview last night, March 10 that Williams does have Keith Olbermann and David Letterman firmly planted in his corner as well.

  • Andrew Lack Back at NBC, Will He Bring Brian Williams with Him?

    We've been talking about the mess that is NBC News for weeks now. Brian Williams embellishment problem and subsequent suspension was just the final straw for the network that has been putting out fires for months now. The Today show has had serious ratings problems since the year that Ann Curry co-anchored and Meet the Press was such a mess that poor David Gregory found himself kicked to the curb as host, on a weekday and with no opportunity to actually say farewell. NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke has decided to woo back Andy Lack, the man who has helped the network through serious scandals in the past.

  • Changes at NBC News Could Save Brian Williams's Job

    NBC News has spent the last several weeks in a continued state of turmoil thanks in great part to Brian Williams's embellishment problem. While Deborah Turness, the network president, decided to take swift action and suspend him for six months, that one act alone was not going to be enough to restore faith behind the scenes and with the fan base. It was pretty obvious that major changes were going to have to happen, and now more details are starting to take shape that could easily change the face of NBC News completely. Major changes could ultimately save Williams's job.

  • 'NBC Nightly News' Wins Feb. Sweeps, Lester Holt Returns to Anchor Seat Tonight

    February was a month of complete turmoil behind the scenes at 'NBC Nightly News,' yet somehow the network has managed to pull through the sweeps period in the top spot in the sweeps. Not an easy task when you take into consideration the fact that the face of NBC News, Brian Williams, found himself so tangled in a scandal that the only thing the network could do was suspend him for the next six months. If at first the network believed it needed Williams at the helm to keep the network in the top spot, then it must be rethinking that theory because Lester Holt has not only held things down, but he also scored an increase in ratings at one point. He will return to the anchor seat tonight, March 3.

  • Savannah Guthrie Anchoring 'NBC Nightly News'

    NBC's Savannah Guthrie is going to be pulling double duty tonight, March 2. First the anchor was seen on the air for her usual 'Today' show stint and now the network has announced that she will be holding down the anchor desk tonight on 'NBC Nightly News.' This switch comes on the heels of us learning that not only is Lester Holt keeping the broadcast steady in the ratings, but the numbers have also seen an increase in the last week.

  • 'NBC Nightly News' Ratings on the Rise With Lester Holt in Command

    NBC News has spent the last month basically in a state of crisis thanks to the scandal surrounding Brian Williams. After the network confirmed that their beloved NBC Nightly News anchor had developed a bit of an embellishment problem they decided to suspend him without pay for 6 months. Figuring out how to punish Williams might have been the easy task, revamping NBC Nightly News was a whole lot bigger. They decided to put Lester Holt into the anchor chair in place of their fallen star and thankfully, things are going well.
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