Talk:Tom Brokaw/archive1

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Deletion

I have to put my two cents in as I agree that deletion without a rewrite is bad form. I really don't see why there is a problem with the format. It does impart information that I previously did not know, thus I like to have this available. Dmsar 21:38, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Moved to talk for easier access - Hephaestos 03:56, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Clean up

This article does need a bit of clean-up, mostly putting the facts into a proper sentence structure. Still, it's very informative Gulfstorm75 03:20, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Life events

  • 1940 Born in Webster, South Dakota
  • 1958-62 studies political science and works as a radio reporter at the University of South Dakota
  • 1962 Graduates; starts journalist career at KMTV, Omaha
  • 1962 Marries Meredith Lynn Auld
  • 1965 edits & anchors the late-evening news on WSBA-TV in Atlanta
  • 1966 joins NBC News, reporting from California and anchoring for KNBC in Los Angeles
  • 1973-6 NBC News' White House correspondent, covers Watergate crisis
  • 1976-81 Anchors NBC News' Today Show
  • 1976 floor reporter for the Presidential convention
  • 1980 floor reporter for the Presidential convention
  • 1983 Becomes anchor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
  • 1987 The Arms, the Men, the Money investigates the Contra rebels
  • 1987 Conducts the first one-to-one American TV interview with Mikhail Gorbachev, and wins an A.I.duPont-Columbia University Award
  • 1987 Moderates TV debates among all declared presidential candidates of both parties
  • 1989 Reports the collapse of the Berlin Wall from Berlin
  • 1992-3 anchors The Brokaw Report series of prime-time "critical issues" specials
  • 1993-4 Co-anchors Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric prime-time news magazine
  • 1995 Reports from the site of the Oklahoma City bombing
  • 1996 reports from the scene of the TWA flight 800 tragedy
  • 1997 interviews Charlie Trie and Johnny Chung, key figures in campaign finance abuse scandal
  • 1999 first North American TV interview with Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, in Moscow
  • 1999 Travels to Tirana, Albania during NATO airstrikes in Yugoslavia.
  • 2000 first American TV interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow
  • 2000 Master of Ceremonies at the opening of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana

Hey, for the nimrod who keeps saying Brokaw 'WAS the anchor of NBC nightly news you should probably wait until December 14th. Check your facts he still has about two weeks. Don't change something until you absolutely know what is going on because it is so insideous and pisses people off.

His last episode is Wednesday. Being combative pisses people off, too, buddy. Mike H 11:39, Nov 30, 2004 (UTC)

Most popular

How do we know that he is the most popular news personality? I agree he is one of my favorites, but is there evidence as to this?

Surely Walter Cronkite is more popular. Mike H 20:10, Dec 29, 2004 (UTC)
In a recent poll Brokaw beat everyone even Cronkite when asked "Who was the best anchor ever?" I agree Cronkite was famous but the times have changed. Brian Williams will probably be "most famous anchor ever" when he retires.

Army service

Where did Tom Brokaw perform his milatary service? He is the right age for the draft. Did he avoid the draft? Why didn't he serve?

Tom Brokaw has a flat foot, he wanted to join the Army but was rejected

Honorary degrees

Brokaw's bio page from the Museum of Broadcast Communication [1] lists only his honorary degrees from the following institutions: University of South Dakota, Washington University, Syracuse University, Hofstra University, Boston College, Emerson College, Simpson College, Duke University, and Notre Dame University. 24.63.125.223 22:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I edited out "Mr.Brokaw told us that he was into mary-jane mixed with cocain also known as a premo!" - R0B

Out of order

This sentence was in paragraph 2 of Biography and was way out of chronological order so I cut it. I paste it here for anyone who might like to figure out where to put it. I'm too tired to figure that part out. Onyourside 01:25, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

In 2002, he set up a (see [[2]]) scholarship for American Indian students at the University of Iowa.

Missing items

I see this has mention of him saying bukakke, but not tax cunts...