Brian Williams
Brian Williams Born Brian Douglas Williams (1959-05-05) May 5, 1959 (age 55) Elmira, New York, U.S. Alma mater George Washington University The Catholic University of America Years active 1981–present Notable credit(s) NBC News reporter (1993–2004) NBC Nightly News weekend anchor (1993–1999) NBC Nightly News anchor (2004–2015) Salary $10 million annually Religion Roman Catholicism Spouse(s) Jane Gillan Stoddard (1986–present) Children Allison Douglas Website Official profile Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist best known for his ten years as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the evening news program of the NBC television network. Six months after Williams joined the program in December 2004, NBC News was awarded the Peabody Award for its coverage of the Hurricane Katrina story, with the award committee stating that Williams and the NBC staff displayed the "highest levels of journalistic excellence" in their reporting. In February 2015 Williams was suspended for six months from the Nightly News for "misrepresent events which occurred while he was covering the Iraq War in 2003."