Tom Brokaw
Autor von The Greatest Generation
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Tom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in political science. He began his journalism career in Omaha & Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he mehr anzeigen anchored Today on NBC. He's been the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw since 1983. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, a Peabody Award, and several Emmys. He is the author of the bestselling books "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Generation Speaks". He lives in New York and Montana. (Publisher Provided) Tom Brokaw, born February 6, 1940, is a television journalist and author best known as the anchor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Brokaw is the author of The Greatest Generation (1998), The Greatest Generation Speaks(1999), An Album of Memories(2001), A Long Way from Home: Growing Up in the American Heartland (2002), Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today (2007), and The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation about America - Who We Are, Where We've Been, and Where We Need to Go Now, to Recapture the American Dream (2011). He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. Brokaw is the only person to host 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. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Photo by David Shankbone, 2007 (Wikimedia Commons)
Werke von Tom Brokaw
When You Come Home 4 Exemplare
Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story 4 Exemplare
The Best of Photojournalism, 5; People, Places, and Events of 1979 (1980) — Einführung — 4 Exemplare
The Greatest Nation 2 Exemplare
To Hell and Back 1 Exemplar
America a Look Back Merrily We Roll Along 1 Exemplar
Vertical Frontier: A History of the Art, Sport and Philosophy of Rock Climbing in Yosemite (2002) 1 Exemplar
D-Day: Normandy 1944 [Blu-ray] 1 Exemplar
The Times of Our LIves 1 Exemplar
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The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Vorwort — 125 Exemplare
The New York Times Complete World War 2: All the Coverage from the Battlefields and the Home Front (2013) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 72 Exemplare
G-Dog and the Homeboys: Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles (2004) — Vorwort — 55 Exemplare
Semper Fi: Stories of the United States Marines from Boot Camp to Battle (2003) — Verfasser — 31 Exemplare
One Nation: Patriots and Pirates Portrayed by N. C. Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth (2000) — Mitwirkender — 29 Exemplare
Brought to You in Living Color: 75 Years of Great Moments in Television and Radio from NBC (2002) — Vorwort — 26 Exemplare
Ours To Fight For: American Jewish Voices From the Second World War (2003) — Nachwort — 18 Exemplare
Beyond the Facts: Faith Sees the Deepest Truth--Reflections of a TV News Anchor (2005) — Vorwort — 6 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Brokaw, Thomas John
- Geburtstag
- 1940-02-06
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Webster, South Dakota, USA
- Ausbildung
- University of South Dakota (BS|Government|1964)
- Berufe
- journalist
news anchor
television presenter - Beziehungen
- Auld, Meredith Lynn (wife)
Brokaw, Sarah (daughter) - Organisationen
- NBC News
Howard University
Norton Simon Museum
American Museum of Natural History
International Rescue Committee
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Zeige alle 7)
Council on Foreign Relations (board member) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Peabody Award
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism (x2)
Emmy (x7)
National Headliner Award (1990)
Dennis Kauff Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism (1995)
Lowell Thomas Award (1995) (Zeige alle 20)
University of Missouri–Columbia School of Journalism Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism (1997)
Television Academy Hall of Fame (2006)
Fred Friendly First Amendment Award (1998)
American Legion award for distinguished public service in the field of communication (1998)
Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's President's Award (1998)
Congressional Medal of Honor Society's "Tex" McCrary Excellence in Journalism Award (1999)
Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005)
Four Freedoms Medal: Freedom of Speech And Expression (2005)
Washington State University Edward R. Murrow School of Communications Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting Award (2006)
Sylvanus Thayer Award: United States Military Academy at West Point (2006)
Walter Cronkite Award for Journalism Excellence at Arizona State University (2006)
Horatio Alger Award (2007)
Honorary Doctorate (x20)
Phi Beta Kappa
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