Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw is an American television journalist who anchored NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004.
He coined "the Greatest Generation" to describe Americans who came of age during the Depression and fought in World War II.
His name evokes a particular era of trusted network news anchors alongside Peter Jennings and Dan Rather.
American television network
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- teleprompterElectronic script display device
- studioCreative professional's workspace
evening news · primetime · ratings · viewer · network · live · coverage · desk
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- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- eraDistinct historical period
- influencePower to affect others
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
generation · credibility · integrity · voice · retirement · tribute · honor · career
Americans spanning depression and war
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- bookBound written work
- publisherCompany releasing books
Random House · narrative · nonfiction · chronicle · oral history · storytelling · writing
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- interviewerOne who poses questions
- coverageExtent of inclusion
investigative · foreign correspondent · war correspondent · Watergate · Vietnam · Cold War · Berlin Wall · 9/11
Northern plains state
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
steady · reassuring · familiar · American · heartland · everyman · avuncular · calm
NBC
American television network
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- teleprompterElectronic script display device
evening news · studio · primetime · ratings · viewer · network · live · coverage · desk · sign-off
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mentorship · generation · credibility · integrity · voice · retirement · tribute · honor · career · institution
Greatest Generation
Americans spanning depression and war
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- bookBound written work
publisher · Random House · narrative · nonfiction · chronicle · oral history · storytelling · writing
reporter
One who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- interviewerOne who poses questions
coverage · investigative · foreign correspondent · war correspondent · Watergate · Vietnam · Cold War · Berlin Wall · 9/11 · press
South Dakota
Northern plains state
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
gravitas · steady · reassuring · familiar · American · heartland · everyman · avuncular · calm · measured
- TV PersonalitiesJohnny Carson, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Barker, Dick Clark, Steve Harvey
- Press FiguresJoseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, Ida Tarbell, Nellie Bly, Edward R. Murrow
- South DakotaMount Rushmore, Badlands, Black Hills, Sioux Falls, Pierre
Tom Brokawtabloid journalist
Sensational press reporter
Alex Jones · Brian Williams · propagandist · conspiracy theorist · yellow journalist
Tom BrokawGlenn Beck
shock jock · Howard Stern · Jerry Springer · rabble-rouser · demagogue
Tom BrokawJoe Rogan
YouTuber · citizen journalist · blogger · influencer · new media