B2r4a6n 102 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Looks like the question of who will take Lester Holts spot won't be answered, at least not this weekend... http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/12/media/lester-holt-nbc-news-work/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 270 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Looks like the question of who will take Lester Holts spot won't be answered' date=' at least not this weekend... http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/12/media/lester-holt-nbc-news-work/index.html I don't know how long this is going to last. He need some days off because that's too much. I remember working 13 days straight and that wasn't fun at all so I can imagine how that is going to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 That Charlie Sheen letter sounds like something that Stephen Colbert's pundit persona would do. The last few months have been the worst time to lose him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1151 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 If I were Lester, I would've just said no to doing both Today and NN Weekend if NBC execs are going to keep me on TV for a whole week+ straight. Honestly, this is too much for anyone to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 If I were Lester, I would've just said no to doing both Today and NN Weekend if NBC execs are going to keep me on TV for a whole week+ straight. Honestly, this is too much for anyone to handle. According to the CNN article, It was Lester's idea to stay on for the whole week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmusicfan 12 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 So, finally, Brian's name has been removed from Facebook entirely. They are really wiping his name off of everything for the next 6 months. https://www.facebook.com/nbcnightlynews?fref=nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 So, finally, Brian's name has been removed from Facebook entirely. They are really wiping his name off of everything for the next 6 months. https://www.facebook.com/nbcnightlynews?fref=nf That was done last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1151 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 According to the CNN article, It was Lester's idea to stay on for the whole week. Ahh, okay. I will give him credit for taking on such a hefty load of screentime as not to further disrupt the fragile state of NBC News at the moment, and doing so in earnest. So good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1812 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 This is the official new logo. It will just be known as "NBC Nightly News" for at least the next 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I kind of like this logo without the anchor's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 823 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I kind of like this logo without the anchor's name. I do too. Maybe they should think about making it a permanent thing. With the focus being on the brand itself and not the anchor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1151 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I kind of like this logo without the anchor's name. I do too. Maybe they should think about making it a permanent thing. With the focus being on the brand itself and not the anchor. So do I. And I agree with Jase about the focus, since a lot of praise has gone to the brand itself more than Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 71 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not to "pile on" but if anyone saw this and saw this phone report from Brian Williams... well he wasn't there on the scene. Various reports today claim that only Tom Brokaw was the only American reporter during the collapse of the Berlin Wall in Germany. Other than that video, KCBS reports last night: While speaking at a forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in 2008, an audience memberasked Williams what his “wow” interview was or moment in his career. “What was my wow … I’ve been so fortunate,” he said. “I was at the Brandenburg Gate the night the wall came down.” What Williams was referring to was the demolition of the Berlin Wall in 1989, but there are now reports that he actually arrived the day after the wall came down. Williams’ predecessor Tom Brokaw was the only American anchorman to report live from the scene on that historic day. This guy is toast. I know I might had not been nice, but this guy is a complete fraud. BTW: NBC had no choice but to scrub anything to do with him in the opens, v/o, website, etc. Artworks must had heluva day scrubbing elements left and right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not to "pile on" but if anyone saw this and saw this phone report from Brian Williams... well he wasn't there on the scene. Various reports today claim that only Tom Brokaw was the only American reporter during the collapse of the Berlin Wall in Germany. Other than that video, KCBS reports last night: This guy is toast. I know I might had not been nice, but this guy is a complete fraud. BTW: NBC had no choice but to scrub anything to do with him in the opens, v/o, website, etc. Artworks must had heluva day scrubbing elements left and right. Shouldn't have WCBS known about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2newengland 71 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Shouldn't have WCBS known about that? you would think, but the problem arose when he started to flaunt his coverage back in 2008 when he made it appear he was there. However there is no stories on this subject on CBS NY's website. To be fair (since my last response), I'm starting to understand how some reporters "embellish' a story but the problem is that Brian Williams clearly made the tone of the at least 3 of the major stories he lied about that he was there on the scene, like he was part of the story or actually witnessed it. A true journalist would have the smarts to make it appear they were there, but the problem is Brian Williams went to too many of these off network events and continuously got away of stretching the truth. There is a massive double standard in the network news business which I hope people are waking up to this and understand the problems that will plague NBC News for a long time. This is far from over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5280 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Slightly off-topic, but I could have sworn that Peter Jennings was there in Berlin, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1295 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Was Peter Jennings there following the fall? I seem to remember hearing that Brokaw was the only one there for the actual moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1151 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/2/13/more-briwi-lies You know what, people need to calm down and leave Brian alone. Yes, what he said in his story during the Iraq War was horrible, and he did lie about it, but they are overreacting to the Nth degree. Finding other stories he reported for NBC News and digging deep for the most minor flaws is getting annoying and taking things too far. Yes, the 6-month suspension was justified in case of the Iraq War fabrication, but people all over the Internet finding everything in all his other reports like they despise him and desperately want him fired is taking things too far. Makes me want to feel disgusted in the entire American public of the Social Media era and the TV News Websites more than Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/2/13/more-briwi-lies You know what, people need to calm down and leave Brian alone. Yes, what he said in his story during the Iraq War was horrible, and he did lie about it, but they are overreacting to the Nth degree. Finding other stories he reported for NBC News and digging deep for the most minor flaws is getting annoying and taking things too far. Yes, the 6-month suspension was justified in case of the Iraq War fabrication, but people all over the Internet finding everything in all his other reports like they despise him and desperately want him fired is taking things too far. Makes me want to feel disgusted in the entire American public of the Social Media era and the TV News Websites more than Brian. It wouldn't seem so... people have always tried to find examples where they could of other improprieties. The guy doesn't seem very ethical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/2/13/more-briwi-lies You know what, people need to calm down and leave Brian alone. Yes, what he said in his story during the Iraq War was horrible, and he did lie about it, but they are overreacting to the Nth degree. Finding other stories he reported for NBC News and digging deep for the most minor flaws is getting annoying and taking things too far. Yes, the 6-month suspension was justified in case of the Iraq War fabrication, but people all over the Internet finding everything in all his other reports like they despise him and desperately want him fired is taking things too far. Makes me want to feel disgusted in the entire American public of the Social Media era and the TV News Websites more than Brian. I agree and disagree at the same time. We don't need every single story to come out about him. However, he's a journalist, probably the most well known anchor of this time period, and he LIED multiple times. He has no credibility left. He will not be able to come back. Every word out of his mouth will be questioned at this point, even 6 months from now people will continue to question him especially with more stories coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5280 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 With all that has happened in a week, we all agreed that ABC and CBS will see ratings increases. In Chicago, that is only really true for the former. Comparing last Thursday to yesterday, 'Nightly News' on WMAQ tanked from a 5.7 to a 3.9, a loss of 1.8. 'World News Tonight', on the other hand, gained almost all of NBC's losses, jumping 1.7, from an 8.2 to a whopping 9.9, putting perennial leader WLS ahead by 210,000 viewers. http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/02/13/nbcs-nightly-news-falling-in-ratings-in-chicago.html?ana=twt&page=all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I supported Williams when this first came to light but now I'm finding it hard to rationalize these new allegations. It's now coming to the point where people are now just kicking a dead horse. I know there is no way he can ever come back to work at NBC News. I do like him as a person but now it feels like you found out your wife or husband who you've been with for 22 years (time at MSNBC and NBC) has been cheating on you since you were dating (WCBS and earlier). You start to question whether your entire relationship and you don't know if your relationship is real or fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I supported Williams when this first came to light but now I'm finding it hard to rationalize these new allegations. It's now coming to the point where people are now just kicking a dead horse. I know there is no way he can ever come back to work at NBC News. I do like him as a person but now it feels like you found out your wife or husband who you've been with for 22 years (time at MSNBC and NBC) has been cheating on you since you were dating (WCBS and earlier). You start to question whether your entire relationship and you don't know if your relationship is real or fake. Agreed, 100%. I wanted to show some compassion when the original story broke - especially since his original 2003 report was reported accurately. I wanted to believe that maybe his memory could have played tricks on him over the years. I mean, how many of us can say we have an undeniable perfect memory that never fails us? But now, the latest reports say that he claimed to travel with elements of SEAL Team Six back in 2003 and was given a piece of the team's downed chopper after the 2011 raid that killed Bin Laden. And none of that is plausible. It's time for NBC to just release their preliminary findings and say they've decided to part ways with Brian Williams. Let the news division rebuild and win back the trust of viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I agree they should just let him go. They should give Nighty News a new set, graphics and feel. As mentioned keep it NBC Nightly News.. Dont attach a name. Give Lester the position and move on. The longer they let this go the more stories have a chance to come out.. Making it harder for NBC to come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1174 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 If I were Lester, I would've just said no to doing both Today and NN Weekend if NBC execs are going to keep me on TV for a whole week+ straight. Honestly, this is too much for anyone to handle. I agree. At the very least I would stop doing Today. It's incredibly commendable that he's willing to work his ass off with no rest so that NBC has one less thing to worry about (finding a replacement for him), but at the same time, his health needs to come first. I also feel like his #1 priority should be stabilizing Nightly News and restoring some trust to it. Weekend Today can deal without him for a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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