He has built a fiercely loyal following for The 11th Hour and we and our viewers will miss his penetrating questions and thoughtful commentary. He will be signing off from The 11th Hour at the end of the year.īrian’s time at NBC has been marked by breaking countless major stories, attracting leading journalists and guests to his programs, and most especially, great resiliency. “ The 11th Hour will remain in good hands, produced by the best team in cable news,” Williams said Tuesday.Īfter nearly three decades as an award-winning journalist and anchor at MSNBC and NBC News, Brian Williams has informed us he would like to take the coming months to spend time with his family. (at least a few days a week) and 11 p.m., Jones, who took over the channel early this year, will be able to put her own stamp on MSNBC’s lineup. It comes with the territory,” she said, adding, “Those who know don’t talk, and those who talk don’t know.” “I expect the speculation to continue, I expect the rumors to continue. Jones said last month that she was in “no immediate rush” to find a successor to Maddow, noting that the host’s role at the channel had been the focus of regular news coverage in recent months. It will also, however, see her step back from the daily cable news grind, although specific details are still to be determined. The channel’s highest-rated host, 9 p.m.’s Rachel Maddow, signed a new contract with NBCUniversal earlier this year, one that will see her produce documentaries and other content across the company’s platforms. The departure of Williams means that MSNBC will need to rethink a sizable part of its weekday evening lineup in 2022. That temporary program became The 11th Hour, where Williams has held court (in addition to duties anchoring major breaking news events) since.
Williams rejoined MSNBC in 2016 in what was initially described as a temporary role meant to run through the 2016 presidential election. NBCUniversal ultimately decided to keep him at the company but removed him from the Nightly News anchor desk, handing the network’s signature evening newscast to Lester Holt, who continues to lead the program today.
1 in the ratings, Williams’ run on Nightly News came crashing down in 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. He became that evening news program’s weekday anchor in 2004 following the retirement of Tom Brokaw.Ī reliable and regular No.
Williams, who served as chief White House correspondent early in his career, began his anchoring career on MSNBC in 1996, and also anchored the weekend edition of NBC Nightly News. “He has built a fiercely loyal following for The 11th Hour and we and our viewers will miss his penetrating questions and thoughtful commentary.” “Brian’s time at NBC has been marked by breaking countless major stories, attracting leading journalists and guests to his programs, and most especially, great resiliency,” Jones added.
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