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Birthday
Tom Brokaw was born in Webster, South Dakota -
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Tom Brokaw
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Marriage
He married Meredith Auld in 1962 -
Graduation
He graduated with a B.A degree in political science from the University of South Dakota -
White House
NBC made him their white house correspondent to cover the watergate scandal. -
Today Show
He started hosting NBC's "Today Show" -
NBC Nightly News
He started co-anchoring from New York with Roger Mudd in Washington -
9:11
Tom reported live all day until midnight following the attack. -
Anthrax Attack
Tom recieved a letter full of anthrax along with several other people following 9:11 -
Retirement
NBC announced Tom's retirement from their nightly news segment. -
Eulogy
He delivered one of the eulogies for former president Ford -
Stayed in Journalism
He became the NBC news analyst after he stopped being an anchor. -
Reporting
Broke into a newscast to announce the death of colleague Tim Russert -
Filling In
After his friend's death, tom took his place on Meet The Press. -
Hosting
Tom began hosting The Boys In The Hall, a baseball documentary, for Foxsports.net -
Now
He continues his long reign in news as a sports news broadcaster