Head honchos at NBC News are breathing a bit easier after officially signing NBC's Nightly News anchor Brian Williams to a new, multi-year contract that is sure to keep him around the halls of 30 Rock for a long time to come. Williams first took over the anchor seat from the legendary Tom Brokaw in 2004 and has pretty much dominated the evening news race from Day 1. In recent months ABC's David Muir has begun to challenge him in the ratings race, but Williams seems to be taking the competition in stride.
NBC News President Deborah Turness announced Williams's new deal in a memo, which read, "Brian is one of the most trusted journalists of our time. He has led this organization through every major news event for the last decade, from Hurricane Katrina in his first year in the anchor chair to his exclusive interview with Edward Snowden this year, through elections, wars, natural disasters, tragedies and triumphs. In all of those cases he's taken 'Nightly News's' viewers to the heart of the stories that matter most in a way that's uniquely his."
It is little surprise that NBC would be thrilled to have inked a new deal with Williams, especially when you consider the fact that their other cornerstone news programming, The Today Show, has been nothing but shaky for months now. If you have listened to any of the press in recent months, then you already know that every regular member of the Today line-up has been plagued by rumors of being fired or replaced. At least the network has its evening and late-night programming together!
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