Thomas John Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). He is the only person to have hosted 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.
Along with his competitors Peter Jennings at ABC News and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the "Big Three" news anchors in the U.S. during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The three hosted their networks' flagship nightly news programs for over 20 years, and all three started and left the anchor chair (or died, in Jennings' case) within a year of each other.
Brokaw has also written several books on American history and society in the 20th century. He is the author of The Greatest Generation (1998) and other books and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was awarded to him by President Barack Obama in 2014.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The '80s Greatest (2018)
Guest starring as Tom Brokaw
- Episode 1x05: America Gets Wired (Aug 27, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Tom Brokaw
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-12-09: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Brokaw (Dec 9, 2019)
- Episode 2016-06-28: Tom Brokaw; Sarah & Erin Foster; Bibi Bourelly (Jun 28, 2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Tom Brokaw
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-01-27: Drew Barrymore, Tom Brokaw, Parquet Courts (Jan 27, 2017)
- Episode 2015-05-11: Charlize Theron, Tom Brokaw, Death Cab for Cutie (May 11, 2015)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Tom Brokaw
- Episode 2012-11-06: Live election night coverage (Nov 6, 2012)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Tom Brokaw
(21 episodes)
- Episode 2000-03-10: Tom Brokaw, Catherine Keener, Bonnie Raitt (Mar 10, 2000)
- Episode 1999-12-20: Tom Brokaw, Alex Kingston, Run DMC (Dec 20, 1999)
- Episode 1999-05-03: Tom Brokaw, Robbie Williams (May 3, 1999)
- Episode 1999-02-03: Tom Brokaw, Sean Patrick Flanery, Creed (Feb 3, 1999)
- Episode 1998-12-11: Tom Brokaw, Famke Janssen, Emmylou Harris (Dec 11, 1998)
- Episode 1998-07-01: Tom Brokaw, Steve Zahn, The Hummingbirds with Stevie Wonder & Paul Simon (Jul 1, 1998)
- Episode 1998-04-02: Tom Brokaw, Ice Cube, Natalie Imbruglia (Apr 2, 1998)
- Episode 1998-01-06: Tom Brokaw, Tobey Maquire, Fiona Apple (Jan 6, 1998)
- Episode 1997-10-14: Tom Brokaw, Stevie Starr, Green Day (Oct 14, 1997)
- Episode 1997-06-12: Tom Brokaw, Janeane Garafolo, Sheryl Crow (Jun 12, 1997)
- Episode 1997-02-17: Tom Brokaw, Laura Linney, BLACKstreet (Feb 17, 1997)
- Episode 1996-09-12: Tom Brokaw, Natasha Henstridge, Fan Yang (Sep 12, 1996)
- Episode 1996-04-12: Tom Brokaw, Blue, Rosanne Cash (Apr 12, 1996)
- Episode 1996-01-04: Tom Brokaw, Greg Fitzsimmons, Faith Hill (Jan 4, 1996)
- Episode 1995-07-11: Tom Brokaw, Penn & Teller (Jul 11, 1995)
- Episode 1995-03-08: Tom Brokaw, Kate Capshaw (Mar 8, 1995)
- Episode 1994-12-20: Tom Brokaw, Grant Hill, Aaron Neville (Dec 20, 1994)
- Episode 1994-07-27: Jeff Altman, Tom Brokaw, Huey Lewis and the News (Jul 27, 1994)
- Episode 1994-04-08: Tom Brokaw, Blind Melon, Julie Brown (Apr 8, 1994)
- Episode 1994-02-01: Tom Brokaw, Julie Cavner, Joshua Catheson (Feb 1, 1994)
- Episode 1993-08-30: Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel (Aug 30, 1993)
NBC Nightly News (1970)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1986-01-28: Tue Jan 28 1986 (Jan 28, 1986)
Guest starring as Anchor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1986-01-28: Tue Jan 28 1986 (Jan 28, 1986) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1984-11-06: Tue Nov 6 1984 (Nov 6, 1984) [Co-Star]