- February 2015: NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams suspended (6 months) for lying about being in a helicopter crash (Iraq 2003).
- Williams: “I let down my NBC colleagues and our viewers, and I’m determined to earn back their trust”.
- Summer 2016: Williams reassigned to The 11th Hour, an 11 PM MSNBC program where journalists share hot topics for the next day.
- Perfect timing: 2016 election circus (Trump scandals, comments) shifted breaking news and viewership from morning to late night programs.
Brian Williams Opens Up About His Unexpected Re-Invention
(10/24/2017)
