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CNN: Lester Holt to become permanent host of "NBC Nightly News"; Brian Williams going to MSNBC (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jun 2015
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truebrit71
(20,805 posts)1. And therefore by default, tainting that entire news organisation...
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ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)2. I like Lester Holt.
I seriously think they should have dumped BW all together
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)4. They will...
They just want to use up most of his contract before he quits on his own or they dump him
Although the media made a BFD out of his "transgressions", he kind of asked for it by wanting notoriety..and by embellishing more than he needed to..
Calista241
(5,586 posts)5. Firing him would have been prohibitively expensive.
The out clause in his contract was over 7 figures. If they could have fired him, they would have.
Johonny
(20,965 posts)3. He probably has more personality than Morning Joe
He's always wanted more freedom to do a "show" rather than straight news. It will probably not be worth watching, but if can hardly be as unwatchable as morning Joe.
Stinky The Clown
(67,846 posts)6. I wonder if his daughter will continue to get nepotistic TV roles
He had the least gravitas of any network anchor ever. Even less than Connie Chung.