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Williams marks five years at NBC helm




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Timeline: Highlights of 5 years

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.


Map: Videos of field reports

View a map of field reports from 2005-2009

Photos in the field
LA Times: Brian Williams shows his lighter side






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Behind the scenes

Video blogs
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.

Field reports

Williams was the first and only network evening news anchor to report from New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina hit and was the only network news anchor to report from the Superdome during the storm. In March 2007, Williams went to Iraq and reported from throughout the country for several days.

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