Brokaw Steps Down After 21 Years as NBC Anchor
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Telling his audience "we've been  through a lot together," Tom Brokaw bid farewell as anchor of  the "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday, becoming the first of the  big three stars of U.S. network news for the last 20 years to  retire.
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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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He signed off Wednesday on NBC Nightly News for the first time in more than 20 years without his traditional &quot;See you back here tomorrow night.
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Departure of two anchors comes as television networks face shifts in viewership.
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Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire in 2009 and be replaced by Conan O'Brien, an offbeat  comic whose own show airs an hour later, the network said on  Monday.
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After bringing viewers the news for nearly 23 years, NBC anchor Tom Brokaw signed off Wednesday expressing gratitude for what he got in return.
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NEW YORK - Jay Leno's takeover as host of NBC's "Tonight" show in 1992 was fraught with drama and bad feelings, but he's assured the next transition will be as smooth as his nightly sign-off: "Stay tuned for Conan."   The comedian and NBC on Monday chose the 50th anniversary of the first "Tonight" show to set a special date for the 55th - when Leno will step down and Conan O'Brien becomes the fifth host of the television institution.    Announcing a transition in five years is odd for any business, let alone one that frequently plans from day-to-day, but NBC was anxious not to lose O'Brien...
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(National-NBC) Dec. 2, 2004 - &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; anchor Tom Brokaw said good-bye Wednesday night with these simple words, &quot;That&#39;s Nightly News for this Wednesday night.
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Lat night, in his final appearance as the anchor of the NBC Nightly News Tom Brokaw left us with some words of wisdom and a bit of nostalgia.
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Tom Brokaw signed off as NBC&#39;s lead news anchor Wednesday, as ever doing his best to deflect attention elsewhere. Brokaw did his usual fine job reading the day&#39;s
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The name of Court TV is getting disbarred.
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NEW YORK Sept. 27, 2004 - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the &quot;Tonight&quot; show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien in five years or thousands of jokes from now.
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LOS ANGELES -- NBC took the unusual step of announcing the next host of &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; five years before the current one retires.
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NEW YORK -- After 21 years in the anchor seat, Tom Brokaw said goodbye as anchor of &quot;Nightly News&quot; on Wednesday night. He welcomed Brian Williams and bid farewell to the millions of Americans who tuned in each night.
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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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Dec. 3, 2004 - WASHINGTON - By the time Tom Brokaw wrapped up his final newscast, bidding a wistful goodbye Wednesday to viewers of NBC Nightly News after 22 years in the anchor&#39;s chair, he seemed almost relieved it was finally over.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; maintained its ratings lead on Brian Williams&#39; first night as the telecast&#39;s new anchor and managing editor following Tom Brokaw&#39;s tenure of more than 20 years, NBC said Friday.