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Tom Brokaw is an American journalist, news presenter, writer, and television journalist. Born in Webster, South Dakota, on February 6, 1940, he began his professional career in 1960 and worked until 2021. He received his education at the University of Iowa and the University of South Dakota. His field of work includes opinion journalism, and he speaks English.
Brokaw has authored 54 works, including *Lucky Life Interrupted*, *The New York Times complete World War II, 1939-1945*, *Preserving the Legacy*, *Why Are Police Shooting down Black Men?*, and *Galen Rowell*. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his awards are the Freedom Award, the Legion of Honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and White House Fellows.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 54
Top works
- Lucky Life Interrupted
- The New York Times complete World War II, 1939-1945
- Preserving the Legacy
- Why Are Police Shooting down Black Men?
- Galen Rowell
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Film & TV
Acting · Webster, South Dakota, USA
Thomas John Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for twenty two years (1982–2004). Brokaw is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a special correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets
Known for
- The Gettysburg Address — Self2025
- Biden's Decision — Self (archive footage)2024
- Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty — Self (archive footage)2024
- The White House Effect — Self (archive footage)2024
- And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine — Self (archive footage)2023
- Bill Russell: Legend — Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill2023
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)2023
- They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders — Narrator2022
- Untold: Caitlyn Jenner — Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)2022
- Endangered2022
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 149
- Total plays
- 978
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,423x
- Particle mesh Ewald: An <i>N</i>⋅log(<i>N</i>) method for Ewald sums in large systems
· 1993 · cited 29,682x
- A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
· 1983 · cited 25,786x
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,614x
- A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
· 2009 · cited 22,566x
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Quotes
- “Finally, to the men and women whose stories I did not get to, I am genuinely sorry, for I have loved them all. I hope you will tell them in their own way. To those families and friends of other members of the greatest generation, may I suggest you now begin to ask the questions and hear the stories that have been locked in memory for too long.”
- “It is not surprising, I suppose, that the horrors of war give birth to a new generation of good Samaritans. Young men and women who have been so intensely exposed to such inhumanity often make a silent pledge that if they ever escape this dark world of death and injuries, this universe of cruelty, they will devote their lives to good works. Sometimes the pledge is a conscious thought. Sometimes it is a subconscious reaction to their experiences.”
- “To the men and women of the greatest generation with gratitude and admiration”
- “This is a book crafted by many memories, youthful insights, and the wisdom that come with seasons of despair and triumph. It is, most of all, another tribute to the men and women who rode the teacherous currents and sailed with the fair winds of most of the twentieth century.”
- “If we are to heed the past to prepare for the future, we should listen to these voices of a generation that speaks to us of duty and honor, sacrifice and accomplishment. I hope more of their stories will be preserved and cherished as reminders of all that we owe them and all that we can learn from them.”
- “When I sent this book to my mother for her comments and corrections, she wrote back to say, "In some parts your ego is showing, bu mostly it's fine." Forty years after I left home for the last time, she still has my number.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas John Brokaw , ( 1940-02-06 ) February 6, 1940 (age 86) , Webster, South Dakota , U.S.
- Education
- University of South Dakota ( BA )
- Occupations
- Television journalist author
- Years active
- 1960–2021
- Employer
- NBC (1966–2021)
- Notable credits
- Today co-anchor, (1976–1981) NBC Nightly News anchor, (1982–2004) NBC News Special Correspondent, (2004–2021) Meet the Press moderator, (2008)
- Term
- Anchor of NBC Nightly News
- Predecessor
- John Chancellor
- Successor
- Brian Williams
- Spouse
- Meredith Auld ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tom
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Webster
- Occupation
- program host
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- opinion journalism
- Image
- Tom Brokaw by David Shankbone.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tom Brokaw
- date of birth
- 1940-02-06
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- social media followers
- 299433
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas John Brokaw (/ˈbroʊkɔː/; born February 6, 1940) is an American author and retired network television journalist. He first served as the co-anchor of The Today Show from 1976 to 1981 with Jane Pauley, then as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). In the previous decade he served as a weekend anchor for the program from 1973 to 1976. He is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He formerly held a special correspondent post for NBC News.
Along with his competitors Peter Jennings at ABC News, and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the "Big Three" American news anchors during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. All three hosted their networks' flagship nightly news programs for more than 20 years.
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