Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American television journalist and author best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. He is the author of The Greatest Generation (1998) and other books and the recipient of numerous awards and honors. He is the only person to host all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a Special Correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets.
Although he has never been on Saturday Night Live, he has been impersonated by Harry Shearer on October 13, 1984 during the "L's" sketch, Darrell Hammond on May 11, 1996 during the "Dole & Rodman in '96" cold opening, Dana Carvey on October 26, 1996 during the "Brokaw Pre-Tapes" sketch and finally Chris Parnell 21 times from October 17, 1998 to October 9, 2008.
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