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Veteran TV anchor Tom Brokaw, a fixture at NBC News for 55 years, is retiring from the network. @SteveBattaglio reports. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Brokaw was one of the most familiar figures in network TV news for several decades after he emerged as a White House correspondent for NBC News during the Watergate scandal in 1973. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Brokaw, 80, released a statement about his departure: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here's more on Brokaw's legacy, including his "Nightly News" tenure, allegations made against him in 2018, and major interviews he landed latimes.com/entertainment-…
Brokaw came under fire in 2019 when the anchor made inflammatory remarks latimes.com/entertainment/…

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