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I think he probably got signed somewhere else but can't say yet.
Following much reflection, and after 28 years with the company, I have decided to leave NBC upon the completion of my current contract in December, Mr. Williams wrote in a statement on Tuesday. I have been truly blessed. I have been allowed to spend almost half of my life with one company. NBC is a part of me and always will be.
Mr. Williams revealed no immediate plans for a new on-air role. This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another, he wrote. There are many things I want to do, and Ill pop up again somewhere.
A person familiar with Mr. Williamss decision-making who requested anonymity to share private conversations said the anchor would consider his options and hoped to return to television or another media platform soon.
Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, has been seeking high-wattage talent for a new streaming service, CNN+, which is set to start in 2022. Mr. Zucker approached Ms. Maddow about a job before she decided to renew her deal at MSNBC, a discussion first reported by Puck News.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/business/media/brian-williams-msnbc.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20211109&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=72416910&segment_id=73952&user_id=20a86bb77f8705e060212c90659bdb01
Rhiannon12866
(206,247 posts)He often signs off with a video from The Lincoln Project or The Daily Show...
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,742 posts)Irreplaceable.
Rhiannon12866
(206,247 posts)Which he didn't have as a prime time news anchor.
hlthe2b
(102,410 posts)CNN came close to successfully recruiting Rachel Maddow. Having failed, I'd BET they would go after Williarms--especially with Cuomo's unfortunate conflicts recently.
Rhiannon12866
(206,247 posts)I generally don't watch CNN, but it appears that the only standouts they still have now, with Cuomo's current issues, are Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper.
Haggard Celine
(16,860 posts)He's my favorite one on the network. Love his humor!
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)FakeNoose
(32,791 posts)JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)replace them with.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)I find his manner and sign-off soothing.
Damn.
shanti
(21,675 posts)Sad to hear that, as I like his reporting style.
TomSlick
(11,114 posts)I like his show, when I can stay up that late.
oregonjen
(3,341 posts)JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)hlthe2b
(102,410 posts)go after Williams--especially with the tarnish that Cuomo bears right now.
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)NYT article on Williams also mentioned this : Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, has been seeking high-wattage talent for a new streaming service, CNN+, which is set to start in 2022. Mr. Zucker approached Ms. Maddow about a job before she decided to renew her deal at MSNBC, a discussion first reported by Puck News.
Hope he replaces Cuomo , though.
nilram
(2,894 posts)vanlassie
(5,692 posts)Presidency we are??? 🤷🏻♀️
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)PortTack
(32,803 posts)On cnn he will become some watered down version..cnn is owned by right wing media.
Sad!
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)Brian will be fine. MSNBC/NBC are owned by Comcast.
Xolodno
(6,406 posts)As an anchor, you are probably limited. Out of that spot, he could say and do more.
liberalmediaaddict
(770 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)I hope his next network appreciates it even more.
renate
(13,776 posts)Crap. I love him. I hope he comes back really soon on whatever network he's going to.
BannonsLiver
(16,497 posts)Which is unfortunate. But TV news personalities arent typically as old as Williams is. Im fairly certain Andrea is the oldest person on any of the cable nets, stubbornly holding on to the camera with every fiber in her being.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,380 posts)Ever since I found that out, I've enjoyed his broadcasts even more!
I hope he is successful wherever he ends up.
electric_blue68
(14,956 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,635 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,247 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017692603
In tonights Last thing before we go we hear a message from Brian on his career at NBC.