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North Korea continues to get our attention -- along with that of much of the world. Andrea Mitchell is on point again for us tonight. We're very excited to be kicking off a new series tonight, called "What Works" -- which is exactly what it sounds like (see below for a further explanation), based on the fact that a lot of what we report on a daily basis has to do with things that are decidedly broken. Bob Bazell will be along to talk about two different health issues in the news, and we'll look at the ripe topic of celebrity adoptions. We'll also talk politics tonight... and we'll meet the 300,000,000th American.
FORT BRAG
I'd like to brag about the best people in television for just a moment.
First, take a look at this photo of this afternoon's editorial meeting.
Left to right: Producers Anne Binford, Chuck Schaeffer and Clare Duffy, Brian, and writer Barbara Raab watch news feeds and listen to a synopsis of the early broadcast rundown. Photo by Nightly News Director Brett Holey.
Those four lucite plaques on the table in the foreground are Edward R. Murrow awards. They were handed out at a banquet in Midtown Manhattan last night. The award is the namesake, of course, of a man who is among our Patron Saints. It's a great honor to receive a Murrow. It's rather staggering to be awarded four. Two of them were for our Katrina coverage, one was for a Nightly News piece on an emergency room in Baghdad, and another was for our coverage of the London bombings. These Murrow awards are on top of an Emmy and a Peabody, both for our Katrina coverage. They were all awarded to our team -- the people I work with here in New York every day, and the people in our bureaus across the country and overseas. I am enormously proud to be a member of this team. Success cannot be measured merely by awards received, but in this case: the hard work and dedication of the best people in television news have now been recognized by our peers, who have chosen to bestow upon our team the most prestigious awards in the industry. It's a great day to work here.
We hope you can join us tonight.
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Congratulations Brian and Nightly News team! You take your work seriously and it shows; these awards are certainly well-deserved.
Tiffany, Beijing (Sent Oct 19, 2006 3:48:26 AM)
Congratulations on work well done. Now go get a DuPont and complete the trophy case!!
(Sent Oct 18, 2006 3:47:24 PM)
CONGRATULATIONS: BRIAN I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT,BRIAN
GOOD LUCK AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO SO WELL. TELL EVERYONE THERE CONGRATULATIONS BEST OF LUCK.
STEVEN HILTON, SAINT INIGOES, MD. (Sent Oct 18, 2006 3:17:28 PM)
"Ne VAH da" sounds better and is closer to the original Spanish from which the state takes her name.
(Sent Oct 18, 2006 1:02:30 PM)
Congratulations to all of you!
And on an "That's interesting" note: I always assumed your editorial meetings took place in a sterile conference room. I was surprised to see the couch in the above photo. I'll have to pass this idea on to my boss. :)
Kathy, Colorado (Sent Oct 18, 2006 12:09:50 PM)
Congratulations to you, Brian, and your team! Well deserved awards.
Donna, Piermont, NY (Sent Oct 18, 2006 11:44:00 AM)
Congratulations! They're well-deserved!
Olivia Elizabeth Burdon, Peoria, Ill. (Sent Oct 18, 2006 10:16:36 AM)
Just like trying to communicate to a teenager with a certain hair style or looks, someone needs to have the same looks and language to get through to the teeager.
North Korea's leaders also have a certain hair style and looks.
We, the US, needs to recruit new diplomats through our military officer's club or our vast university system. This new diplomat needs to be someone who looks, including the same height, as the leader of North Korea. He needs to be able to speak fluent Korean.
He needs to be shown often standing next to our president speaking both English and Korean.
Then we will begin bilateral talks between the US and North Korea with this new diplomat as our representative of the US.
This might be one way to solve the North Korean conflict with the least amount of loss of life.
Sincerely, Dave in Des Moines
David Thelen, Des moines, Iowa (Sent Oct 18, 2006 9:04:57 AM)
Every 6 seconds a baby is born here. Every 13 seconds someone dies here. Every 31 seconds someone crosses our border from another country. By 2043, we will have a population of 400,000,000. Don't believe that the housing boom has died - just wait.
(Sent Oct 18, 2006 2:16:06 AM)
Congratulations!!Brian,you and everyone at nbc news are truly great at what you do and should be proud.
I am only 16, but I hope to one day work at nbc news.
Alyssa, Minnesota (Sent Oct 17, 2006 10:23:20 PM)
Brian,
I enjoyed your "Rounding Third for Home" on Johnny Callison's dramatic All-Star home run. Importantly, though, you missed the fact that it was hit over the fence in dead center field off a Dick Radatz fastball, the huge Red Sox pitcher who was, arguably, the best relief pitcher of the day.
Thanks for the story.
Paul Reif 17 Oct 06
paul reif, winchester, virginia (Sent Oct 17, 2006 8:37:09 PM)
I extend congradulations to you and the staff for delivering the news in an unbiased way. The accuracy of the news is a very important thing and we don't need any misconceptions. Please continue to give us the news as you are, thank you.
D. Reese, Charlt (Sent Oct 17, 2006 7:37:15 PM)
Brian and All,
Congrats on the awards. As a long-time viewer of NBC's Nightly News I am not surprised at the professional recognition of your efforts! As I looked at the posted photo of the New York team and read your comments, though, it occurred to me that I really knew very little about all the many processes and people that work together to make the Nightly Newscasts' something that an average American can easily participate in -- simply by flipping on a TV or signing onto a WebSite. Would you consider doing a piece sometime on those "processes and people" that make your product so successful? Thanks again for all your work.
Jeff Simpson, Montgomery, AL (Sent Oct 17, 2006 6:53:36 PM)
Would somebody please tell Brian Williams that he is consistently mispronouncing the name of my state? He says Ne VAH da, but the correct pronunciation is Ne VAAAA da. He sounds like a snooty idiot pronouncing it wrong like that, and the mispronunciation grates on the ears of all of us Nevadans. I will listen for a change!
(Sent Oct 17, 2006 6:46:38 PM)
Way to go, Brian and NBC crew! I'm delighted to see that your excellence is being recognized and rewarded! You are setting a new standard for broadcast news in this global age. Best wishes to all of you for many years of awards ahead!
Lynn G. Minneapolis, MN (Sent Oct 17, 2006 6:04:47 PM)
Congratulations! Brian, you are amazing at what you do and should be most proud.
Ali, Seattle (Sent Oct 17, 2006 5:36:14 PM)
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