“My colleagues will take it from here,” Williams continued, before acknowledging that “I will probably find it impossible to be silent and stay away from you and lights and cameras.” But his potential return to the airwaves would come only “after I experiment with relaxation and find out what I have missed, and what is out there.” Brian Williams announced in November that he would be leaving his MSNBC show, The 11th Hour, and he will make his final appearance on the show on Dec. The reality is, though, I will wake up tomorrow in the America of the year 2021 - a nation unrecognizable to those who came before us and fought to protect it, which is what you must do now. Steve Kornacki emerged as one of Williams’ top substitute hosts in 2020 and, with the 2022 midterms beckoning, Kornacki’s expertise when it comes to all things election-related could prove pivotal. ET A long-time NBC anchor is finally stepping away from the network. Brian Williams, the popular NBC News anchor who became embroiled in controversy over false statements he made about his reporting, will no longer be the anchor of the networks evening newscast. It’s as if I am going to wake up tomorrow morning in Bedford Falls. He was suspended for six months and was replaced by Lester Holt on the 'Nightly News.
The show began utilizing rotating guest hosts on December 13. Where else, how else, was a kid like me going to meet presidents and kings and the occasional rockstar? These lovely testimonials that I can never truly repay make me hyper aware that it has been and remains a wonderful life. It was hosted by Brian Williams, the former host of NBC Nightly News. He was a reporter for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004. But then again, too few to mention,'” he said. Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and retired television news anchor. Chris Matthews’ retirement announcement Monday has thrown into sharp relief just how much of MSNBC’s lineup is in flux, sources say. After thanking his friends, family and colleagues, the New Jersey native channeled Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.