On December 2, 2004, Brian Williams replaced Tom Brokaw as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. View highlights, interviews and reports from the first five years.
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Listening closely in Los Angeles
May 22: From the backlot of NBC's studios in Burbank, California, following his appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Brian Williams discusses some of his recent rediscoveries—including Tori Amos and Daniel Lanois—and shares a new discovery, the Howling Bells.
Firefighters from afar converge in Southern California
Sept. 2: NBC’s Brian Williams tours the makeshift command post for the firefighting effort in Southern California, where federal, state and local resources have formed a united front.
Chris Rock, Nia Long on ‘the hair divide’
Oct. 8: The comedian and director of the new documentary “Good Hair” tells NBC’s Brian Williams, ‘When I was growing up…anything that was black wasn’t good hair.’





