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Brian Williams Biography

Birth Name:Brian Douglas Williams

Birth Place:Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Profession Actor, Editorial department

Fast Facts

Has won 11 Edward R․ Murrow Awards, 12 Emmy Awards, the duPont-Columbia University Award, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence and the George Foster Peabody Award
Was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2006
Attended Brookdale Community College, Catholic University and George Washington University
Was once in Bosnia as a White House correspondent, where he jumped off a personnel carrier and twisted his knee, resulting in him receiving medical treatment on Air Force One on route to Italy
Started out as an intern in the White House during the Carter administration
Worked at several news stations in Philadelphia, Washington, D․C․, and New York City before joining NBC News as chief White House correspondent in 1993
Began his career in broadcasting at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kan․, in 1981
Became anchor of "NBC Nightly News" in 2004 and later launched "Rock Center with Brian Williams" in 2011
Best known as the anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News․"
He has covered a number of presidential campaigns and elections, and has also been a moderator at eight presidential debates

Awards

2004Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2006Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2006Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2006Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2006Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2007Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2009Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2009Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2009Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2010Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2010Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2010Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2010Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2010Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2010Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
2011Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2011Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2012Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: nominated
2013Emmy-Outstanding Interview: nominated