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The following are people who have been the principal news anchors for the NBC television network's flagship weekday evening-news program, titled since 1970 as NBC Nightly News, as well as its predecessor programs.
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Ray Forrest (1916–1999) radio staff announcer for NBC, pioneered TV announcing and news broadcasting; Howard Reig (1921–2008) announcer for NBC Nightly News since the Tom Brokaw era. Was replaced by actor Michael Douglas.
- Walter Cronkite. Dec. at 92 (1916-2009) 1,413 votes. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–1981).
- Edward R. Murrow. Dec. at 57 (1908-1965) 739 votes. Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent.
- David Brinkley. Dec. at 82 (1920-2003) 785 votes. David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.
- Peter Jennings. Dec. at 67 (1938-2005) 864 votes. Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American journalist who served as the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005.
NBC's primary news show gained its present title, NBC Nightly News, on August 3, 1970. The network tried a platoon of anchors (Brinkley, McGee, and John Chancellor) during the early months of Nightly News.
Jun 18, 2015 · A history of anchors of NBC’s evening newscast. NBC has aired a weeknight newscast for nearly seven decades, but only a handful of anchors have presided over it. Here is the roster: 1948: “Camel Newsreel Theatre” is a 10-minute weeknight filmed report with no on-camera host.
Nov 30, 2020 · Holt started at NBC News in 2000, anchoring “Newsfront.” While at NBC, Holt has covered every Olympics from the ground since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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Jun 18, 2015 · Brad Barket. NBC has aired a weeknight newscast for nearly seven decades, but only a handful of anchors have presided over it. Here is the roster: 1948: “Camel Newsreel Theatre” is a 10-minute...
