Brokaw Steps Down After 21 Years as NBC Anchor
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Veteran TV journalist Tom Brokaw steps  down as anchor of the "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday, the  first of the big three stars of U.S. network news for the last  20 years to retire.
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Barbara Walters says she is departing the ABC news magazine show "20/20" after 25 years because she wants to "leave at the top" and avoid being forced out.
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(New York-AP) Sept. 27, 2004 - Jay Leno is going to step down as host of the &quot;Tonight Show&quot; in 2009. Conan O&#39;Brien will take over for him.
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In keeping with his steady, everyman manner, Tom Brokaw signed off from his final broadcast as anchor of the &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; program simply and modestly.
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Channel 5 anchor Natalie Jacobson, a familiar face in Boston TV news for the past 35 years, plans to retire from the anchor chair next Wednesday. Jacobson, 63, shared her decision with colleagues yesterday at the WCVB-TV news studio in Needham.
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Veteran CBS Washington hand Bob Schieffer, who has anchored "Face the Nation" since 1991, said Tuesday he plans to step down from the Sunday morning political talk show with the inauguration of a new president.
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NEW YORK  - Tom Brokaw's last turn in  the "NBC Nightly News" anchor chair Wednesday crushed the  competition and was the largest total audience to see the  newscast since Jan. 16, 1997.
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Television&#39;s dean of financial news, Louis Rukeyser, is giving up his CNBC show &quot;Louis Rukeyser&#39;s Wall Street.&quot;.
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When Tom Brokaw signs off from &quot;The NBC Nightly News&quot; tonight after 21 years in the anchor chair, he&#39;ll take a lot of good feelings with him.
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He&#39;s been a TV institution since he stood up to a hurricane in 1961. Now one of America&#39;s most venerable broadcasters is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News in a fast-changing landscape for three big US networks.
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US comedian Jay Leno is to retire as host of the popular Tonight Show in 2009 and be replaced by comic Conan O'Brien.
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By ANICK JESDANUN  NEW YORK - Three senior executives are leaving AOL following a recent shake-up that brought in a veteran NBC executive as the online company's new chief executive, two people familiar with the matter said Friday.
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Bob Schieffer, a reporter for CBS News for nearly four decades and the host of âFace the Nationâ for 17 years, said Tuesday night that he would retire next January.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD - The top newsman at NBC says he wishes his CBS competitor well in his decision to step down. South Dakota native Tom Brokaw, who retires next week, said he is pleased for Dan Rather on his Tuesday announcement that he&#39;ll retire in March.
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NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the "Tonight" show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien in five years &#151; or thousands of jokes from now.
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(New York-NBC/AP) Dec. 3, 2004 - It looks like Tom Brokaw went out with a bang after nearly 23 years. He left &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; on a ratings high Wednesday night as nearly 15.5 million people tuned in to watch him sign off.
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Veteran newsman Dan Rather, embroiled in a pre-election scandal over a story challenging President Bush's military service, said on Tuesday he will step down as the CBS television network's top news anchor.