Tom Brokaw is the author of five best sellers: The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, A Long Way from Home, and BOOM! A native of South Dakota, he graduated from the University of South Dakota with
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Tom Brokaw is the author of five best sellers:
The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, A Long Way from Home, and
BOOM! A native of South Dakota, he graduated from the University of South Dakota
with a degree in political science. He began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966.
Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored
Today on NBC. He was the sole anchor and managing editor of
NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1983 to 2005. He continues
to report for NBC News, producing long-form documentaries and providing expertise during breaking news events. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism,
including two DuPonts, a Peabody Award, and several
Emmys. He lives in New York and Montana.