Talk:Tom Brokaw/Archive 1

Deletion
I have to put my two cents in as I agree that deletion without a rewrite is bad form. I really don't see why there is a problem with the format. It does impart information that I previously did not know, thus I like to have this available. Dmsar 21:38, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC)


 * Moved to talk for easier access - Hephaestos 03:56, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Clean up
This article does need a bit of clean-up, mostly putting the facts into a proper sentence structure. Still, it's very informative Gulfstorm75 03:20, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Life events

 * 1940 Born in Webster, South Dakota
 * 1958-62 studies political science and works as a radio reporter at the University of South Dakota
 * 1962 Graduates; starts journalist career at KMTV, Omaha
 * 1962 Marries Meredith Lynn Auld
 * 1965 edits & anchors the late-evening news on WSBA-TV in Atlanta
 * 1966 joins NBC News, reporting from California and anchoring for KNBC in Los Angeles
 * 1973-6 NBC News' White House correspondent, covers Watergate crisis
 * 1976-81 Anchors NBC News' Today Show
 * 1976 floor reporter for the Presidential convention
 * 1980 floor reporter for the Presidential convention
 * 1983 Becomes anchor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
 * 1987 The Arms, the Men, the Money investigates the Contra rebels
 * 1987 Conducts the first one-to-one American TV interview with Mikhail Gorbachev, and wins an A.I.duPont-Columbia University Award
 * 1987 Moderates TV debates among all declared presidential candidates of both parties
 * 1989 Reports the collapse of the Berlin Wall from Berlin
 * 1992-3 anchors The Brokaw Report series of prime-time "critical issues" specials
 * 1993-4 Co-anchors Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric prime-time news magazine
 * 1995 Reports from the site of the Oklahoma City bombing
 * 1996 reports from the scene of the TWA flight 800 tragedy
 * 1997 interviews Charlie Trie and Johnny Chung, key figures in campaign finance abuse scandal
 * 1999 first North American TV interview with Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, in Moscow
 * 1999 Travels to Tirana, Albania during NATO airstrikes in Yugoslavia.
 * 2000 first American TV interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow
 * 2000 Master of Ceremonies at the opening of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana

Hey, for the nimrod who keeps saying Brokaw 'WAS the anchor of NBC nightly news you should probably wait until December 14th. Check your facts he still has about two weeks. Don't change something until you absolutely know what is going on because it is so insideous and pisses people off.


 * His last episode is Wednesday. Being combative pisses people off, too, buddy. Mike H 11:39, Nov 30, 2004 (UTC)

Most popular
How do we know that he is the most popular news personality? I agree he is one of my favorites, but is there evidence as to this?


 * Surely Walter Cronkite is more popular. Mike H 20:10, Dec 29, 2004 (UTC)


 * In a recent poll Brokaw beat everyone even Cronkite when asked "Who was the best anchor ever?" I agree Cronkite was famous but the times have changed. Brian Williams will probably be "most famous anchor ever" when he retires.

Army service
Where did Tom Brokaw perform his milatary service? He is the right age for the draft. Did he avoid the draft? Why didn't he serve?


 * Tom Brokaw has a flat foot, he wanted to join the Army but was rejected

Honorary degrees
Brokaw's bio page from the Museum of Broadcast Communication lists only his honorary degrees from the following institutions: University of South Dakota, Washington University, Syracuse University, Hofstra University, Boston College, Emerson College, Simpson College, Duke University, and Notre Dame University. 24.63.125.223 22:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I edited out "Mr.Brokaw told us that he was into mary-jane mixed with cocain also known as a premo!" - R0B

Out of order
This sentence was in paragraph 2 of Biography and was way out of chronological order so I cut it. I paste it here for anyone who might like to figure out where to put it. I'm too tired to figure that part out. Onyourside 01:25, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

In 2002, he set up a (see []) scholarship for American Indian students at the University of Iowa.

Missing items
I see this has mention of him saying bukakke, but not tax cunts...

Rewrite
Just letting everyone know that I'm planning on completely overhauling this article in the coming weeks. Mr. Brokaw deserves a better article. :) Gzkn 07:36, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Image
What is with the image?? And, what is with all these unflattering images of TV anchors... Tom, Dan, Katie, etc..

LOL -- I gotta agree. The first thing I thought of when I saw that was Clint Eastwood saying, "do you feel lucky, punk?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.147.4.69 (talk) 19:18, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

How is this article acceptable for a network anchorman!?
''Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. His last broadcast as anchorman was on December 1, 2004, succeeded by Brian Williams in a carefully planned transition. In the later part of Tom Brokaw's tenure, NBC Nightly News became the most watched cable or broadcast news program in the United States.''

This doesn't make sense, is full of grammatical errors and is hardly worthy of an article on such a prominent figure. If this is the intro, I hate to think what the rest of the article is like. I agree with Gzkn.

War chant
''He also asked "Are we at war?" and exclaimed "War! War!" in the style of a sports chant.'' This shouldn't have been removed, it's far more notable than the remaining war quote. MartinSFSA (talk) 10:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

You are the originator of this quote. You have repeatedly added it without reference. You need to provide a citation or risk being branded as a troll and vandal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.24.24.105 (talk) 16:42, 5 August 2008 (UTC)


 * You're right about me adding and maintaining it, but wrong on every other point. First of all the source of the quote is already in the text. Secondly you could have added it, and finally I'm not concerned about being "branded" anything by anonymous. MartinSFSA (talk) 18:34, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

If Brokaw really said this, you would expect to see reference to it in all of the discussion of 9/11, but as far as I know there is none. A lot of NBC's coverage is available here: http://www.archive.org/details/sept_11_tv_archive and on YouTube. If you're just relying on your own memory, you should consider that memory plays tricks on all of us and before you publish something in Wikipedia, you should confirm that your memory is correct. Compson1 (talk) 16:32, 27 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but it's neither surprising nor relevant NBC hasn't archived this little gem. And it's not just my memory; we received it in Australia, making this the best known source. MartinSFSA (talk) 05:17, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Please show why this is notable by providing other sources which discuss the incident. -- Neil N   talk to me  18:17, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * This is a request for a higher level of demonstrative notability than in the guidelines. As far as I know this was the first public demand for retribution. Or possibly, as events have unfolded, it demonstrates a certain prescience on Brokaw's behalf. Why am I expected to contribute both primary notability and secondary source confirmation in this instance? MartinSFSA (talk) 18:35, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * You are describing the quote as "in the style of a sports chant" (your opinion) and have not shown why it's worth mentioning beyond your speculations. -- Neil N   talk to me  18:39, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Speech impediment
The article says:

Brokaw suffers from a speech impediment as the result of a birth defect (cleft lip). 

The citation is not sufficient, as it's just one anonymous person's post on a message board. I also suspect a cleft palette would be obvious; it seems untrue to me. We should probably revert this addition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cjbprime (talk • contribs) 02:52, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Rumors
The article says: Rumored candidates for the job include Chuck Todd, David Gregory, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, and Gwen Ifill.

It's not impossible for rumors to be verifiable. You are, after all, verifying that the rumor exists, rather than that the rumor is true. And this needs to be verified by a reputable source, or else Wikipedia starts looking like a poor cousin to the National Enquirer, People Magazine, and the cable "news" channels.

72.72.129.86 (talk) 01:31, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

editsemiprotected
I'm sorry but the last few lines of his career 2008 after mentioning he'll be monitoring the 2nd Prez debate, this comes up:

"What is a debate without the discussion of civilocity; the benefits and disadvantages of watching the person whom you voted to power in a democracy the entire time that person is in service to you? Is a better educated society a better society? A candidate not running on civilocity surely doesn't have the peoples best interest at heart. Any senator, representative, or person opposed of civilocity is asking not to know the full story."

This seems to be either misplaced or something, but surely does not belong in Brokaw's wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.71.25.187 (talk) 08:32, 8 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't believe that "civilocity" is a word. David spector (talk) 18:58, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Personality
Some description of his personality traits may be helpful to gain a better understanding of who Mr. Brokaw is. Various colleagues, and publications have written brief opinions on him. He has been described as very socially conscious (social climber) in New York, with a high degree of self-importance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Factcorrect12 (talk • contribs) 23:56, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

What's going on with all the missing words?? I don't know enough about Brokaw to add them in, but can someone who knows more about him please fix this page? It is littered with missing words and phrases. Power nap (talk) 16:52, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Car Accident
At around 5:45 on Friday, December 4, 2009, Tom Brokaw was involved in a car accident in New York. He and his wife had no serious injuries but the woman in the other car was killed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dillboat96 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Give it some time, there will be plenty of detailed articles from reliable sources to use. This definitely will meet the threshold of notability. You should have no problems with this addition, enjoy. ThinkEnemies (talk) 00:31, 5 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Really? This is worthy to enter as an encyclopedic entry for Tom Brokaw?  Seriously?  Leave it to the dramatic Wiki geeks who feel the need to detail EVERYTHING about someone.  This site is turning more into People magazine-like versus an actual place for reference, which is exactly why my donations have STOPPED.  If you want to read about that go to any news site, not WIkipedia.  207.38.156.111 (talk) 02:57, 5 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry, forgot to 'sign' with login name.Tatumstevens2 (talk) 03:00, 5 December 2009 (UTC)