Tom Brokaw Says Farewell To NBC Nightly News

[ZondaF]

"This is Tom Brokaw signing off. Back to you, fuckers!"

[kenco22]

he certainly milked his farwell

[TheBrooklynDreamz]

I LOVE him. A TRUE professional and wonderful human being.

THANK you, jsingit, for posting that.

[julesario]

This is newscasting not the bill oreilly dicks

[FutureNewsAnchor]

Thus began the end of an era for the network evening newscasts. Brokaw left on December 1, 2004, Rather left on March 9, 2005, and Jennings left on April 1 that same year, dying four months later of lung cancer. The Good Ole Boys are gone.

[San94Andreas]

looks like someone's a little lost

[wydok]

Wait... was that Bob Hope singing? When was that from?  Hope was already dead in 2004.

[bluecarob]

This Guy has always been a Blowhard and a sellout.

[garth408]

4 people got a little lost.

[OnlyTy91]

I love how all the moron Family Guy fans have the initiative to look up the people their show references.

[blueshiftchess]

@OnlyTy91 i looked him up cause i was watching 1992 presidential debates and he was the host and this was related. so totally not cause i love family guy. :(

[OnlyTy91]

@blueshiftchess haha. Good call.

[ZhenProductions]

@OnlyTy91 Which is exactly what you have done, otherwise you wouldn't be here.

[OnlyTy91]

@ZhenProductions No, I was redirected here from a video of him covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, actually. You're trying to use logic, though, I like that. Misguided, flawed logic, but, well... Nice try, at least.

[ZhenProductions]

@OnlyTy91 My logic has not been misguided and is not flawed. You can't really prove to me nor can I prove to you that we are here for different reasons. You may try to give me evidence, but where does that lead me to conclude why you are here? It doesn't mean anything.

[OnlyTy91]

@ZhenProductions Fuckin' Socrates, over here!

Yeah, I know that I can't prove anything to your intellectually constipated self, so I won't continue to bother. Just know, that I would rather be sodomized by a red-hot fire poker than be forced to sit through an airing of Family Guy. It's a stupid, intentionally mean show.

[ZhenProductions]

@OnlyTy91 Continue to troll yourself, I don't care. Whatever you want to say to yourself to make you feel decent go right ahead. Just remember that in today's society, people are intentionally mean and stupid. It's more genetic than anything else.

[OnlyTy91]

@ZhenProductions You don't know anything but anything. It's really easy to doubt humanity when you're too busy watching TV or playing video games to ever experience it. And I love how when people like you lose an argument, you automatically jump to the conclusion that the person disagreeing with them is a 'troll'. lol.

And anyways: I don't know if you realized it, but if you're saying Family Guy's only mean and stupid because 'the rest of us' are, isn't that really self-defeating?

[ZhenProductions]

@OnlyTy91 You are a troll, because everyone is a "troll". You just thinking that you won the argument makes you a troll. In reality, no one wins or looses arguments. Have you ever taken a look at the society of today? The majority of people are doing drugs or drinking alcohol. My generation isn't going to end well if the way things are now continue to happen.

That is exactly what I am saying, but not to such an extent. I would have to guess that over 50% of people in today's world are like this

[OnlyTy91]

@ZhenProductions Dude, get outa here with that stupid shit. People win arguments all the time. For example; people used to believe all the planets and stars in the universe rotated around the Earth. In the Rennaisance though, scientists like Galileo and Kepler convinced us otherwise. ("winning" the argument)

And the fact that you think 50% of the world is drunk or fucked up on drugs only goes to show how poor the company YOU keep is. I assure you, my world isn't like that at all.

[Shazaaam2]

Colbert brought me here : P

[Joomington]

@Shazaaam2 me too!

[yurismir1]

Gerald Ford was eaten by a pack of wolves today

[jtsct]

I have a new term to descirbe media lies...Ratherisms, or Rather Journalism.

[YASMINDLR]

Leave this Lot Losers, unless you want a Licking and we'd Love to deliver that Licking.......

[cockshe]

As a young man of 13 in the mid 80's, I was, for some reason, heavily committed to America as a nation and a world leader. My dad was away during the week, so I had the run of the place. I'll shit you not, every weekday evening, I would, at 6:30PM, tune into Nightly news. I saw the crash of 87' on Wall Street, the Intefatah in the West Bank and before evn that, the American attack on Libya. Challenger will also rate very high here. It was Tom who brought it to me, a great journalist, I'll miss.

[steben069]

haha i only came here to see if family guy did a good impression of this guy and they NAILED it lmao

[composvision]

when Brokaw was still good and valuable in news; there's no excuse on Shapiro's part for something like that.

[composvision]

Former NBC News President Neal Shapiro was the jerk who forced out Tom Brokaw. His reasoning (in subtle ways) was that Brokaw was too old. Shapiro didn't care about the news or the viewers, he only cared about himself and his agenda. Apparently, Shapiro wanted to selfishly leave his personal stamp on the NBC news division. He's the same guy that got rid of BBC news on PBS which he is now running; he created his own newscasts which he says is better than BBC. Anyway, him forcing out Tom Brokaw

[Matt05ism]

Tom Brokaw was a legend in the news industry, sad to see him go.

[intheflesh316]

yee spit it brokaw

[CommentClown]

Shit this guy can do a perfect Dana Carvey impression!

[shawnmalki]

@CommentClown NO! He can do a perfect Ed Helms impression!

[YOU2UUB]

tom brokaw was my least favorite news broadcaster to see him go was a relief. he could never be a PETER JENNINGS who was the BEST.

[thedude19766]

it sounds bob hope sang from the grave at the end of the vid

[katanaburner]

Tom Brokaw is and will remain as one of the strongest reporters ever. Through the hard times and even the most dangerous times. To me news is never the same without his strong voice of reason and strength.

[g187]

@katanaburner i grew up watching that man do what he does best

[wtf66611]

Overpaid, Over-Rated.

[gadgetable64]

Yep yep alot has changed in 5 years since the big three media anchor corporate shill's have left the air, all I can say is thank goodness that it happen at a time that we all have internet connections..At least anyone who gives a hoot and can navigate a computer operating system can get the news even the real facts at that..Given the choice over Network news or getting the news over the internet I guess I'm like the rest of you..

[newscaster13]

One of the last remaining bastions of old-school television news

Dan Rather was forced out in March 2005, and Peter Jennings died of lung cancer six months later that same year

[73849309378]

Can't say I'll miss him. All the mainstream media is corporate controlled propaganda, distraction, lies of omission, cheerleading us into needless wars, supporting the two-party dictatorship, and just generally keeping the sheeple brainwashed, which is easy to do unfortunately.

[erikjohnnn]

@73849309378 i guess i'll go kill myself now.... 

[hilarioph]

Nice work Tom 

[GOllumboy101]

i'd love to lick a lemon lollipop in lilliehammer

[wiedep]

@GOllumboy101 in loma linda...

[Jantv81]

@GOllumboy101 A Man who was ALWAYS dedicated to his work and made a network look good. I am a fan of Mr. Brokaw and serves as one of my heros in broadcasting.

[marsJOHNYmars]

pure class

[phogroian]

RIP Richard Jewell, hero of the 1996 Atlanta Olymic bombing. Brokaw savaged his reputation, saying "The speculation is that the FBI is close to making the case. They probably have enough to arrest him right now, probably enough to prosecute him, but you always want to have enough to convict him as well. " What a tool.

[tonyraulroma]

hi what a huge achievement!!!!!!!...to do the biggest news station in the world....TOM......MY NAME IS TONY AMORE I HAVE MY OWN RADIO SHOW RADIOU7...AT THE DJ SCHOOL STOKE WEBSITE ...SPONSERED...BY A NATIONAL CHARITY COMIC RELIEF/ROBBIE WILLIAMS GIVE IT SUM FUND ...ITS NOT VERY GOOD MANNERS WHEN PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO IN THE WORLD...TONY AMORE VERBAL ARTS/URBAN ARTS WEBSITE STOKE ON TRENT ENGLAND

[crusader037972]

With all that has happened at NBC, Brian Williams...be on your guard, someone might want their job back....

just kidding, Tom, you're classic and classy.

[hotdog2020]

Why DAMMIT all the great casters are gone now!

[mindangel18]

Look up Ed Helms impression of him. LMAOO

[David9788]

tom brokaw is 70 years old

[lucirz]

why tom why?!

[TACOfarmerXD]

"this is the worst thing that happened to this town since that roving gang of tom brokaws"

"Looks like someones a little lost"

[SuprMunkd]

u watch too much fam guy

[Eric032289]

@TACOfarmerXD Family Guy sucks. Thumbs up if you agree.

[andii194]

@Eric032289 gtfo

[CircusMaximus09]

This fuck is a joke

[sdsvfgs9]

Later Tom

[appleinfl]

I can still remember watching him on tv as a kid.

[MarkusMcMidget]

I'd llove to llick a llollllipop in Llillllehammer...

[DADDYJAH21]

R.I.P

[andeaver1937]

R.I.P.?! what the fuck! he's still alive and kickin'.

its Peter Jennings who checked out early.

[DADDYJAH21]

i know its still funny

[DADDYJAH21]

aka as a  joke

[southernfratdude]

wow 5 years have gone so fast!!!! Tom, you are a mentor to me!

[ReconRaptor]

The Best

[neilzep]

damn good reporter.Grew up with you Peter and Dan. No ,THANK YOU!!!!

[amcumbe1]

I'll haaave a milller lllight.

[PDS1990]

Tom Brokaw's still the legend at NBC then and now. I wish he'd return to NBC Nightly News!

[phantomlord54]

A consummate professional indeed...his advocacy for the Greatest Generation draws great admiration

[stevekach]

Class!

[snoops71]

I watched this that evening. I was sick, but made sure I didn't miss this.

[StefanoFan27]

wow.

[Wheeljack35]

Brokaw now kisses Obama's ass

[blahtest111]

sucker.

[downtownford]

i still see him cover stories for NBC all the time

[Animehindu69]

yes hes not gone yet.

[ShaDeed329]

Brokaw is the MAN at NBC!!

[Skisweetpea3]

Gotta love that man!

[john9347]

nbc kick tom off because he was talk bad about bush when everyone like bush (it crap) they should givetom his job back

[guitarhero626]

no that was Dan Rather at CBS, i think brokaw just retired

[nyyankeefan2009]

god bless tom i miss you on NBC

[csifan18]

Ironic how Tom's final broadcast aired the day after Ken Jennings' loss on Jeopardy!...

[baconhead2008]

I dont see the irony. those 2 events aren't even related to each other.

[lifewithout]

Nice, would have been nice to see the whole clip, after he walked off set he walked into the office area where every one was clapping. they also showed that.

[WordUp4Life]

Who was singing at the end?

[someguy728]

That was Bob Hope in reference to Brokaw leaving KNBC Los Angeles and onto the Today Show in 1973. Hence the line, "Hope you stay awake 'til 7PM".

[WordUp4Life]

Was this before Bob died?

[WordUp4Life]

Actually I was wrong, this was before Brokaw left local television and morning television.

[WordUp4Life]

Once again, for the last time, that song was for Tom leaving LA television before going to New York for the Today Show.