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NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. It has been known by this name since August 3, 1970. Currently, weekday broadcasts are anchored by Brian Williams, and weekend editions of the show are anchored by Lester Holt. The program originates from NBC's Studio 3C, which is connected to the network's central newsroom. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... Reuven Frank (7 December 1920 â€“ 4 February 2006) was an American broadcast news pioneer. ... This article is about the American journalist. ... Lester Holt, wearing a red apron, cooking on Weekend Today. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the television network. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... 1080i (pronounced ten eighty eye) is shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... NBC News endcap, used from 2002 to present. ... GE Building at Rockefeller Center The GE Building at night Close-up against the night sky At night, from the ground View from Top of the Rock at dusk The GE Building is a slim gothic skyscraper and the focal point at the Rockefeller Center. ... Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American journalist. ... Lester Holt, wearing a red apron, cooking on Weekend Today. ... A newsroom is the place where journalists, either reporters, editors, producers and other staffers work to gather news to be published in a newspaper or magazine or broadcast on television, cable or radio. ...

The John Chancellor era (1970-1983)

NBC Nightly News succeeded the Huntley-Brinkley Report upon the retirement of Chet Huntley in 1970. At first, John Chancellor and Frank McGee alternated evenings from the NBC desk in New York, while David Brinkley remained at his traditional post in Washington. Newscasts on Saturday and Sunday were known as NBC Saturday News and NBC Sunday News, respectively, until sometime in the late 1970s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Opening to the June 6, 1968 edition of The Huntley-Brinkley Report, the evening following the death of U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy. ... Chester Robert Huntley (December 10, 1911 - March 20, 1974), more popularly known as Chet Huntley, was an American television newscaster. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chancellor (left), with David Brinkley, in a 1976 ad for the NBC Radio network. ... Frank McGee (September 12, 1915-April 17, 1974) was a television journalist. ... David Brinkley David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 â€“ June 11, 2003) was a popular American television newscaster for two different USA television networks, NBC, and later, ABC. From 1956 through 1970 he co-anchored NBCs top rated nightly news program, The Huntleyâ€“Brinkley Report with Chet Huntley. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

McGee left the program several months after Nightly News began in order to replace Hugh Downs on NBC's Today. Chancellor then became the sole anchor, with Brinkley providing three-minute commentaries from Washington several times a week under the title David Brinkley's Journal. In June 1976, though, NBC tried the dual-anchor approach once again, with Chancellor reporting from New York City and Brinkley from Washington. This continued until October 1979, when pressure from the NBC sales department, which thought the rotation deprived the network of a single authoritative news voice, discontinued it. Hugh Malcolm Downs (born February 14, 1921) is a retired American broadcaster, television host, producer, and author. ... This article is about the television network. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Unfortunately, by that time, Chancellor was unable to attract the viewers Walter Cronkite was attracting on the CBS Evening News. During his tenure as NBC Nightly News anchor, he never was able to break the grip Cronkite had on the American news viewer, despite NBC's various changes to the show. Chancellor did, however, remain as an editorial commentator on the news for some years after stepping down from the anchor desk in 1982, until his retirement in the early 1990s. Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

The Tom Brokaw era (1983-2004)

Tom Brokaw became the solo anchor of NBC Nightly News on September 5, 1983, after NBC once again experimented with a dual-anchor format, with Brokaw and Roger Mudd alternating. Brokaw had already anchored NBC's Today Show before joining Nightly News. Brokaw's presence attracted viewers, and during the 1990s, NBC Nightly News battled for the viewership lead with ABC World News Tonight, anchored by the urbane Canadian Peter Jennings. The once-dominant CBS Evening News, anchored by Dan Rather, lost a substantial portion of the audience it held during the Cronkite era and slid to third place in the viewership wars. Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Roger Mudd, born February 9, 1928 in Washington, is a U.S. television journalist. ... This article is about the television network. ... The Today Show (officially called Today) is currently, a long-running morning news show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... Nightly News may refer to NBC Nightly News in the United States ITV News at 10. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... ABC World News Tonight (often abbreviated as WNT) is the ABC television networks flagship evening news program. ... Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 â€“ August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. ... CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. ...

In May 2002, Brokaw announced his retirement as anchor of NBC Nightly News, to take effect shortly after the Presidential election of 2004. During this last presidential election coverage, NBC graphic designers created images of a giant electoral map on the Rockefeller Plaza ice-skating rink, and cherry-pickers tallied the electoral vote count on the GE Building. Brokaw's final broadcast took place on December 1, 2004, ending a 21-year run as the network's chief newsman, a record tenure in NBC's history. Brokaw was succeeded by Brian Williams the following day. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Brian Williams era (2004-present)

Brian Williams, a frequent substitute anchor for Brokaw, became the newscast's permanent anchor on December 2, 2004. The program held onto the number 1 spot in the ratings for network evening news from Williams' start in December 2004 until April 2007, averaging 10 million viewers weekly, according to Nielsen Media research documented in USA Today's website. Currently, it ranks second of three in the evening news wars, finishing behind ABC World News with Charles Gibson. A blog, The Daily Nightly, has been started to add insight into how the broadcast is put together. In addition, each full weekday broadcast is available for viewing that same night after 10 p.m. Eastern time. Because Brian Williams introduced to the audience the daily blog "The Daily Nightly", he also announced the arrival of a vodcast of the Nightly News. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the American journalist. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is a U.S. firm, headquartered in New York City, and operating primarily from Oldsmar, Florida, which measures media audiences, including television, radio and newspapers. ... USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ... World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight and often abbreviated as WNT) is the ABC television networks flagship news program. ... The Daily Nightly is the offical blog of NBC Nightly News. ... Vodcast (a portmanteau of video podcast or video on demand-cast), VODcast or video podcast is an emerging term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. ...

Williams rose to new levels of popularity for his live spot reporting during and after the 2005 Hurricane season. Ann Curry, or Lester Holt substitute for Williams when he is on vacation or on assignment. 2005 hurricane season may refer to: the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, or the 2005 Pacific hurricane season. ... Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and television personality who has served as news anchor on NBCs Today since May 1997 and host of Dateline NBC since May 2005. ... Lester Holt, wearing a red apron, cooking on Weekend Today. ...

On December 4, 2006, NBC Nightly News was presented with limited commercial interruptions by Philips. This marked the first time in its 36-year history in which the newscast has used that experiment. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philips HQ in Amsterdam Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. ...

With the transition to Williams, the show recognized its past in its opening seconds, with small photos of past anchors and sets and the voices of John Cameron Swayze, Huntley, Brinkley, Chancellor, and Brokaw, as well as an orchestral version of the "G-E-C" NBC Chimes, before going into the opening headlines read by Williams. This montage was discontinued beginning with the September 17, 2007 edition. John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906-August 15, 1995), was a popular news commentator and game show panelist in the United States, during the 1950s. ... The NBC chimes of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) radio network in the United States was/were the first ever audio trademark (and the first service mark of any kind, in as much as it denotes a non-tangible form of commerce) to be accepted by the U.S. Patent... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The most recent permanent set of the Nightly News (in Studio 3C) was retired on the broadcast of May 4, 2007. It had first appeared in 1999. The broadcast's temporary location, Studio 8G, featured the same set used for Sunday Night Football broadcasts by NBC Sports. It was where NBC's 2000 presidential election and 2006 congressional election coverage originated. The newly inaugurated Nightly News studio (3C) was reopened on October 22, 2007, after months of construction. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the year. ... NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. ... The NBC Sports logo used since 1989. ... Map The U.S. presidential election of 2000 took place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7. ...

Weekend Editions (The Lester Holt era 2007-present)

The weekend editions of Nightly News are anchored by Lester Holt. John Seigenthaler, previously served as anchor of the Saturday and Sunday editions of the NBC Nightly News from July, 1999 through the April 1, 2007 broadcast.^[1] Lester Holt, wearing a red apron, cooking on Weekend Today. ... Screen capture of Seigenthaler on NBC News. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The weekend editions of NBC Nightly News began January 4, 1969, when Huntley-Brinkley Report was expanded to six nights a week (Monday–Saturday). When lower-than-expected ratings occurred, the network pulled the pair off Saturdays (where they had been alternating weeks reading the newscast alone) and assigned others such as Frank McGee and Sander Vanocur to that evening, renaming it NBC Saturday News. On August 2, 1970, two days after Huntley-Brinkley ended, the network expanded newscasts to Sunday evenings (named NBC Sunday News). Both the Saturday and Sunday reports replaced the in-depth, documentary-oriented Frank McGee Report. Former anchors of the weekend Nightly News include Garrick Utley, Douglas Kiker, Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, John Hart, John Palmer, Connie Chung, Maria Shriver,Giselle Fernandez, Tom Snyder, Jane Pauley, Jessica Savitch and Stephen Frazier. is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Sander Vanocur (born 8 January 1928) is an American journalist. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Garrick Utley (November 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinois) is an American TV journalist. ... Douglas Kiker ( 1930- August 14, 1991) was a TV journalist for NBC News. ... This article is about the American journalist. ... Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ... John Hart anchoring an NBC News special report in the late evening of May 26, 1975, which featured footage from the Fall of Saigon, the last event of the Vietnam War. ... John Spencer Palmer (born September 10, 1935, in Kingsport, Tennessee) is a former news correspondent for NBC News. ... Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has appeared on many USA television news networks. ... Maria Owings Shriver (pronounced: ) (born November 6, 1955[1] in Chicago, Illinois) is an American journalist and the wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and as such, the current First Lady of California. ... Giselle Fernandez (born May 15, 1961) is an Mexican television journalist. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television news anchor and journalist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Correspondents

Jane Arraf Jane Arraf studied journalism in Carleton University in Ottawa. ... Robert Bazell is Chief Science and Health Correspondent for NBC News. ... Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski (born May 2, 1967) is an American television news journalist, currently a co-host of MSNBCs weekday morning program, Morning Joe. ... Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ... Kevin Corke is a news correspondent based in Washington D.C. for NBC since August of 2004. ... Richard Engel is NBC News Middle East correspondent and Beirut Bureau chief. ... Martin Fletcher is NBC News Middle East correspondent and Tel Aviv Bureau chief. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... [[1]] NBC News Correspondent, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams ... Jim Miklaszewski is Chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News. ... Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946) is an American journalist, television commentator, and writer. ... Lisa Myers is Senior Investigative Correspondent for NBC Nightly News. ... Michael Okwu is a television journalist and correspondent. ... Chip Reid is a political correspondent for NBC News. ... Timothy John Russert, Jr. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pete Williams as Assistant Secretary of Defense at a press briefing, 1991. ... Lester Holt, wearing a red apron, cooking on Weekend Today. ...

Nightly News in HD

NBC Nightly News began broadcasting in 1080i high definition on March 26, 2007. Field footage is still shot in standard definition while the network bureaus complete their own conversion to HD, set to be completed in 2008. ABC and CBS have announced no plans to broadcast their evening newscasts in high definition. However, both networks would most likely switch to HD by 2009 because of the termination of analog television. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1080i (pronounced ten eighty eye) is shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... CBS News logo, used from Sept. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Analog television (or analogue television) encodes television and transports the picture and sound information as an analog signal, that is, by varying the amplitude and/or frequencies of the broadcast signal. ...

Trivia

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Broadcasts outside US

In Europe, NBC Nightly News is shown live on CNBC Europe. NBC News programming is also shown for several hours a day on the 24 hour news network Orbit News in Europe and the Middle East. In the Philippines, NBC Nightly News is shown at 18.00 local time on 2nd Avenue. In Japan, NBC Nightly News is shown on NTV NEWS 24. It is televised at 7:30 pm Atlantic time on VSB-TV in Bermuda. CNBC Europe is a business and financial news channel broadcast in Europe. ... Orbit News is a 24 hour satellite and cable channel offering American news programming to viewers abroad, primarily geared towards an Arab audience. ... Image:Etc2ndavenue2007. ... AST is UTC-4 The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), resulting in UTC-4. ... VSB-TV is the NBC television affiliate for Hamilton, Bermuda. ...

Notable Incidents

In September 2001, a letter containing anthrax was addressed to then NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw as part of the 2001 anthrax attacks. Brokaw wasn't harmed, but two NBC News employees were infected. Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ... The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its FBI case name, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001. ...

On April 18, 2007, NBC News received a package containing a "multimedia manifesto" from Cho Seung-hui, the gunman responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre that occurred two days earlier, the largest school shooting and spree killing in American history. Upon the package's discovery, NBC News handed the package over to federal authorities. The specific details of the package contained a DVD disc of Cho reading from a typed manifesto (also in the package), as well as more than forty pictures of Cho brandishing weapons, including the two handguns believed to have been used in the massacre. Some of the packages contents were shown, albeit copied from the originals and edited for profanity, on the April 18th edition of NBC Nightly News, with anchor Brian Williams and NBC senior justice correspondent Pete Williams (no relation) examining the package's contents in the opening moments of the broadcast. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight and often abbreviated as WNT) is an American television news program. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... This article is about the television network. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... This article is about the CNN news program. ... â€œFox Newsâ€ redirects here. ... The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted by Shepard Smith weekdays, and Laurie Dhue on the weekends. ... BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, which was launched on March 29, 1998, available on both cable and satellite. ... BBC World News America is a current affairs news programme produced by BBC News to be shown initially for the American Audiences, It is shown daily on BBC America, BBC World (full hour) and on BBC News 24 (from :30 only). ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... NBC News endcap, used from 2002 to present. ... Look up Multimedia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up manifesto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho Cho Seung-hui (Korean: ì¡°ìŠ¹í¬; January 18, 1984[1] â€“ April 16, 2007) was the spree shooter in the Virginia Tech massacre[2][3][4] of April 16, 2007, according to police reports. ... The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting comprising two separate attacks about two hours apart on April 16, 2007, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. ... School shooting is a term popularized in American and Canadian media to describe gun violence at educational institutions, especially the mass murder or spree killing of people connected with an institution. ... A spree killer is someone who embarks on a murderous rampage. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Look up Profanity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pete Williams as Assistant Secretary of Defense at a press briefing, 1991. ...

Credits

This article is about the American journalist. ... Alexandra Wallace is the current executive producer of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... Lester Holt, wearing a red apron, cooking on Weekend Today. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ...

Contents

The John Chancellor era (1970-1983)

The Tom Brokaw era (1983-2004)

The Brian Williams era (2004-present)

Weekend Editions (The Lester Holt era 2007-present)

Theme music

Correspondents

Nightly News in HD

Trivia

Broadcasts outside US

Notable Incidents

Credits

See also

References

External links

Contents

The John Chancellor era (1970-1983) GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

The Tom Brokaw era (1983-2004)

The Brian Williams era (2004-present)

Weekend Editions (The Lester Holt era 2007-present)

Theme music

Correspondents

Nightly News in HD

Trivia

Broadcasts outside US

Notable Incidents

Credits

See also

References

External links

The John Chancellor era (1970-1983)