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Tom Brokaw
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Brokaw at the 2014 Peabody Awards
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| Born | February 6, 1940 |
| Occupation | TV news journalist |
Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist and is the former anchorman (host) of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. His last appearance as anchorman was on December 1, 2004. In the later part of hosting NBC Nightly News, the program became the most-watched news program in the United States. Brokaw has received many awards and honors.
Brokaw was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August 2013.
Images for kids
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Brokaw (left) greeting the 20,000th visitor to the Gavins Point Dam in 1958; Brokaw was a tour guide there
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Brokaw preparing for a live broadcast in the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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Brokaw with Vladimir Putin before an interview on 2 June 2000.
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Brokaw signing a book in Seattle in 2007