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Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

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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

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

1986

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 with Tom Brokaw

2007

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

2008

All the President's Men Revisited

All the President's Men Revisited

2013

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

2020

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

2002

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016

RBG

RBG

2018

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

2023

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

Iverson

Iverson

2014

Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

2005

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

2014

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

1986

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

America's Library

America's Library

2018

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

2022

D-Day: Normandy 1944

D-Day: Normandy 1944

2014

Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square

Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square

2013

Our Time

Our Time

2009

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

1999

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

2011

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2022

Spin

Spin

1995

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

2006

Endangered

Endangered

2022

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

2001

The Making of Trump

The Making of Trump

2015

Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992

41 on 41

41 on 41

2015

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

2006

Biden's Decision

Biden's Decision

2024

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

2009

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

2017

Reflections on the Vietnam War

Reflections on the Vietnam War

2017

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

2017

Vertical Frontier

Vertical Frontier

2002

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018

King

King

2008

Hamilton: Building America

Hamilton: Building America

2017

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

We Are Columbine

We Are Columbine

2019

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

2002

LA 92

LA 92

2017

1968

1968

2018

Everything's Cool

Everything's Cool

2007

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

Cola Wars

Cola Wars

2019

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11

2004

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993

Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

2024

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

2006

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018

On Common Ground

On Common Ground

2001

Off Your Duff

Off Your Duff

9/11: In Our Own Words

9/11: In Our Own Words

2011

The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Today

Today

1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The View

The View

1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

1968

American Masters

American Masters

1986

Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

2023

Explained

Explained

2018

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023

The Nineties

The Nineties

2017

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

2016

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

Buccaneers & Bones

Buccaneers & Bones

2010

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Fiasco

Fiasco

2021

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

2022

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

Challenger: The Final Flight

Challenger: The Final Flight

2020

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News

1970

The 2000s

The 2000s

2018

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

The Greatest Generation

The Greatest Generation

2005

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Tanner on Tanner

Tanner on Tanner

2004