| − | Brokaw covered the attacks on [[September 11th, 2001]] and the wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. He traveled to both Afghanistan, to witness the [[NATO's]] struggle against [[Al-Qaeda]], and later to [[Iraq]] to witness the new elections after the fall of [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, he was the only anchor to report from [[Normandy]]. He also did exclusive interviews with President [[George W. Bush]] and former French President [[Jacques Chirac]] during this trip. While anchor of the network's main news show, Brokaw also wrote books documenting the so-called "Greatest Generation." He also helped in the production of documentaries covering a wide variety of areas. On December 1st, 2004, at the age of 64 and after more then 21 years as anchor, Brokaw stepped down from NBC Nightly News and was replaced by [[Brian Williams]]. NBC Nightly News remained a steady first for the majority of Brokaw's tenure as anchor with an average of ten million viewers<ref> http://www.tv.com/tom-brokaw/person/117017/biography.html</ref>. Brokaw continues work with NBC News, and plans on continuing to do so for the next ten years. He occasionally appears on Nightly news, MSNBC, and documentaries that he produces. | + | Brokaw covered the attacks on [[9-11|September 11th, 2001]] and the wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. He traveled to both Afghanistan, to witness the [[NATO's]] struggle against [[Al-Qaeda]], and later to [[Iraq]] to witness the new elections after the fall of [[Saddam Hussein]]. In 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, he was the only anchor to report from [[Normandy]]. He also did exclusive interviews with President [[George W. Bush]] and former French President [[Jacques Chirac]] during this trip. While anchor of the network's main news show, Brokaw also wrote books documenting the so-called "Greatest Generation." He also helped in the production of documentaries covering a wide variety of areas. On December 1st, 2004, at the age of 64 and after more then 21 years as anchor, Brokaw stepped down from NBC Nightly News and was replaced by [[Brian Williams]]. NBC Nightly News remained a steady first for the majority of Brokaw's tenure as anchor with an average of ten million viewers<ref> http://www.tv.com/tom-brokaw/person/117017/biography.html</ref>. Brokaw continues work with NBC News, and plans on continuing to do so for the next ten years. He occasionally appears on Nightly news, MSNBC, and documentaries that he produces. |