| Brokaw says it's the season to retire | | Date Created: Nov 14, 2004, 11:27 PM |
 The Sunday New York Times has a lengthy profile of Tom Brokaw, who retires from NBC Nightly News on December 1.
"Life is filled with seasons," Brokaw tells the Times. "And this is a different season."
The story is particularly illuminating for its description of how Brokaw and then-executive producer Jeff Gralnick retooled Nightly and took the lead from ABC's World News Tonight, a lead it has not relinquished since.
According to the article, NBC "junked the time-honored strategy of lining up the 10 most important reports of the day, starting with a traditional news account," instead going for "something they called 'the beginning' -- not necessarily the leading news story but the starting point most interesting to viewers." The broadcast also added the 'In Depth' and 'Fleecing of America' features.
Earlier: 'Nightly' facelift (Nov 9) |
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