{"id":379758,"date":"2021-12-10T20:52:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brian-williams-signs-off-from-msnbc-ending-28-year-career-at-nbc\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T20:52:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:52:58","slug":"brian-williams-signs-off-from-msnbc-ending-28-year-career-at-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brian-williams-signs-off-from-msnbc-ending-28-year-career-at-nbc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brian Williams signs off from MSNBC, ending 28-year career at NBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Brian Williams signs off from MSNBC, ending 28-year career at NBC<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>MSNBC host and former \u201cNBC Nightly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u201d anchor Brian Williams signed off for the last time at NBC on Thursday evening, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/11\/09\/brian-williams-quitting-msnbc-when-contract-is-up-in-december\/?_ga=2.11574836.1695744347.1639148574-2011359517.1602626774\">ending his 28-year career<\/a> at the network.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, 62, hosted his last episode of his nightly MSNBC Show \u201cThe 11th Hour,\u201d giving viewers a piece of his mind about the future of the country, and vowing to return to the public eye in some capacity. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a liberal or a conservative.\u00a0I\u2019m an institutionalist. I believe in this place and in my love of country.\u00a0I yield to no one. But the darkness on the edge of town has spread to main roads,\u201d Williams said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrown men and women who swore an oath to our Constitution, elected by their constituents\u00a0\u2026\u00a0have decided to join the mob and become something they are not,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Williams didn\u2019t elaborate, but added, \u201cThat should scare you to no end.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>News of Williams\u2019 departure leaked in September, and comes as part of broader changes at MSNBC under new president Rashida Jones. Jones is in the process of reconfiguring the primetime lineup in the wake of Rachel Maddow\u2019s impending departure from her 9 p.m. show, in order to work on bigger projects at the network. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Brian Williams with Rachel Maddow anchoring election coverage.\" class=\"wp-image-20443698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brian Williams leaves MSNBC as Rachel Maddow (right) is set to leave her primetime show to work on other projects at the network. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sources told The Post that Williams\u2019 exit comes as Jones is looking to add more diversity to the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what\u2019s next for Williams, who, as reported by The Post, has conducted informal talks with various networks, including CNN and ABC, about a comeback. While CBS has been quietly searching for a new evening news anchor to replace Norah O\u2019Donnell, sources told The Post that Williams\u2019 hefty salary, which was in the neighborhood of $7 million to $10 million a year, is too rich for the Tiffany Network. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Brian Williams on set\" class=\"wp-image-20443730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In 2015, Williams was dethroned from his gig as anchor of \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d after it had been revealed he exaggerated and made inaccurate statements about events he covered as a reporter.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Meet the Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sources close to Williams say he is interested in jobs that include TV and streaming and that CNN+, CNN\u2019s soon-to-launch streaming platform, could be a good fit. Either way, Williams made it known on his Thursday show that he is revving up for an eventual return. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another. There are many things I want to do, and I\u2019ll pop up again somewhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u00a0covered eight Olympic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and\u00a0seven presidential elections, and he anchored \u201cNBC Nightly\u00a0News\u201d from 2004\u00a0until 2015. His fall from grace began as a temporary suspension in 2015 when it was revealed that he had greatly exaggerated a story about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/02\/04\/brian-williams-admits-he-wasnt-on-shot-down-iraq-helicopter\/\">a 2003 mission in Iraq<\/a>, claiming repeatedly that he was aboard a helicopter hit by rocket-propelled grenade fire during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Brian WIliams\" class=\"wp-image-20443731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Brian-Williams_26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Williams said he hopes to return to the public eye and start a new chapter, although he did not divulge details of his plans.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A subsequent NBC investigation found that he had made other inaccurate statements about his experiences covering events, and he lost his job, handing the reins to Lester Holt. <\/p>\n<p>Roughly seven months later, Williams was brought back to host the nightly 11 p.m. show on MSNBC, \u201cThe 11th Hour,\u201d where he has remained since 2016.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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