List of NBC personalities

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This list includes various personalities who are well known for their roles on America's NBC television channel.

Contents 1 Announcers 2 News and current affairs presenters 3 Reality show hosts/judges 4 Talk show hosts 5 Meteorologists 6 Sports presenters

[edit] Announcers

• Danny Dark (1938-2004) announcer
• Ray Forrest (died 1999) radio staff announcer for NBC, pioneered TV announcing and news broadcasting
• Don Pardo (1918-) announcer for Saturday Night Live, as well as former announcer for The Price Is Right, Jeopardy!, and WNBC's Live at Five

[edit] News and current affairs presenters

• David Brinkley (1920-2003) co-anchor of nightly news program the Huntley-Brinkley Report from 1956 through 1970. Later joined ABC
• Tom Brokaw (1940- ) anchored The Today Show from 1976 to 1981 and NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1981 until 2004
• Ned Brooks (1901-1969) moderator of televised Meet the Press from 1953 until 1967
• John Chancellor (1927 – 1996); anchor of NBC Nightly News from 1970 to 1982
• Ann Curry (1956- ) anchored NBC News at Sunrise 1992-1996
• Nancy Dickerson (1927 - 1997) NBC News reporter (1963-1970); left to become an independent broadcaster and producer.
• Marvin Kalb (1930- ) hosted Meet the Press
• Stone Phillips (1954-) co-anchor of Dateline NBC from 1991
• Brian Williams (1959- ) anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 2002

[edit] Reality show hosts/judges

• Brandy (1979- ) R&B singer; judge on reality talent show America's Got Talent.
• David Hasselhoff (1952- ) star of Baywatch (from 1989); co-judge on reality talent show America's Got Talent (2006)
• Regis Philbin (1931- ) host of America's Got Talent
• Piers Morgan (b. 1965, England) British tabloid editor. Judge on America's Got Talent (2006)

[edit] Talk show hosts

• Dave Garroway (1913-1982) anchored The Today Show from 1952 to 1961
• Jack Paar (1918-2004) hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962
• Hugh Downs (1921-) anchored The Today Show from 1962 to 1971.
• Steve Allen (1921-2000) hosted The Tonight Show from 1954 to 1957
• Johnny Carson (1925-2005) hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992
• Barbara Walters (1929-) co-anchor of The Today Show from 1962 to 1976, now at ABC
• Katie Couric (1957- ); co-host of NBC's Today from 1991 to 2006
• Jane Pauley (1950- ) co-host of The Today Show 1976 to 1989.
• Jay Leno (1950- ) comedian; host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992
• Bryant Gumbel (1948- ) co-host of the The Today Show. from 1982 to 1997. Later joined CBS.
• David Letterman (b. 1947) hosted Late Night with David Letterman 1982-1993; later joined CBS
• Tim Russert (1950- ) host of Meet the Press from 1991.
• Conan O'Brien (1963-) host of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" from 1993
• Meredith Vieira (1953- ); co-host of NBC's Today
• Matt Lauer (1957- ); co-host of NBC's The Today Show

[edit] Meteorologists

• Al Roker (1954- ) Today Show weatherman
• Willard Scott (1934- ) weatherman on The Today Show from 1980

[edit] Sports presenters

• Bob Costas (1952- ) sportscaster

See also MLB on NBC broadcasters