Brian Williams to Take Hiatus From ‘NBC Nightly News’

New York Times ^ | February 7, 2015 | Emily Steel

[lbryce]

Brian Williams said on Saturday that he was stepping aside from the daily broadcast of NBC’s “Nightly News” for the next several days, after admitting that he had misled the public about being on a helicopter that was forced down in Iraq.

In a memo to the NBC News staff, Mr. Williams said that Lester Holt, the anchor for “Dateline,” would step in as the network dealt with the issue.

“In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions,” Mr. Williams said in the two-paragraph memo.

Mr. Williams is both anchor and managing editor for “NBC Nightly News.”

[lbryce]

From what I read in the Times, it seems it breaks down to $2 million per year for five years.

[beethovenfan]

Just shut up and go away.

[Paine in the Neck]

Maybe he’ll join Venus and Serena on the women’s tennis circuit. Of course, he’ll have to bulk up a lot.

[Maine Mariner]

If he accomplish those two tasks, he most certainly earn the Nobel Peace Prize. Others have done far less and won it!

[llevrok]

Keith is the Human Q Tip.

[MAexile]

In a memo to the NBC News staff, Mr. Williams said that Lester Holt, the anchor for “Dateline,” would step in as the network dealt with the issue.

Because Dateline is known worldwide for their accuracy in journalism. /sarcasm

[tinyowl]

Whether he returns or not says a ton about where America is at in terms of Character. If he's accepted back by NBC, that's bad enough. If he weathers this with the viewing public ... then Americans are no longer even tethered to honesty -> not even tethered to pretending to honesty.

Stupidly voting for liberals over and over again - that's a commentary on how easily fooled and lazy in critical reasoning Americans are - dumb, naive - whatever. But allowing this habitual liar back into your living room to deliver you the truth of what's happening in the world? If that's the standard in America, then there are no standards, and if there are no standards, then there is no America.

[llevrok]

Maybe he’ll do an autobiography.

He should be good at that. I heard he ghost wrote Obama's....

[RayChuang88]

What happened to Rather was once a Freeper made a post that successfully identified those memos as fakes (typewriters back then didn't have such nice fonts!), all heck broke loose and Rather was finished within a matter of days.

[catnipman]

Brian is so used to lying on his news shows about everything going on in the world, it’s no wonder he’s lost touch with reality and can no longer tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fantasy.

[RetSignman]

I am presently too much a part of the news...
++++
Which is exactly what he has been trying to accomplish since he became a newsreader.

[Paladin2]

Time for a little Lester vetting....

[Sivad]

So, if you tell a lie when nobody is listening does it
still make a sound?

[Spktyr]

So accurate, they rig vehicles to explode before contact is ever made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtpMzGN9uWc

[gundog]

The cocaine doesn’t help.

[JimSEA]

So long, it's been good to know you!

[MAKOTHEDOG]

No way Brian Williams is the only one. I guess he is the one who got caught. I still think it is more than just him. I think it goes higher up the command chain. It is all about the narrative.

[caver]

Are they sending him to the Betty Ford Center?

[Secret Agent Man]

it better be a permanent hiatus for nbc news’ sake.

[rabidralph]