Brian Williams Likely to Stay with NBC in New Role
By: TV News Desk Jun. 17, 2015
As CNN reported earlier, "it is increasingly clear that Lester Holt is going to stay in the "NBC Nightly News" anchor chair. But that doesn't mean Brian Williams is out of a job.
CNN Money writes that Williams will return in a "new role" after his six-month suspension ends in August. The former "Nightly" anchor has reportedly reached a deal with NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke and NBC News chair Andy Lack.
According to The New York Times, Williams "is expected to move to a new role primarily at the cable news network MSNBC, probably in a breaking-news capacity in the beginning."
Williams was suspended after ten years at the helm of "Nightly" for his false reporting several years ago on a war-related story.
Despite the controversy, "NBC Nightly News" has remained the most-watched nightly news broadcast in the country.
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