For years, Brian Williams had been telling a story that wasn’t true. Wednesday night, he took to his anchor chair on NBC Nightly News to apologize for misleading the public.
On Thursday, his real problems started.
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He has been anchor and managing editor of NBC’s nightly news show since 2004. Mr. Williams’s broadcast has long been considered a block of stability for the network. On Tuesday, NBC Nightly News issued a news release announcing that it was the top evening newscast in total viewers and the 25- to 54-year-old demographic for January for the second consecutive month.