Tom Brokaw
Birthday: 6 February 1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA
Birth Name: Thomas John Brokaw
Height: 183 cm
Tom Brokaw was born on February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota, USA as Thomas John Brokaw. He is a writer, known for D-Day: Normandy 1944 (2014), NBC Nightly News (1970) and Today (1952). He has bee ...Show More
Within every generation there is greatness. What you don't want Americans to do again is to go throu Show more
Within every generation there is greatness. What you don't want Americans to do again is to go through the tests that made the 'Greatest Generation': first, the Depression, and then World War II. Hide
Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
[on Steven Spielberg] His productions have a common thematic DNA of humanity, so we are enlightened Show more
[on Steven Spielberg] His productions have a common thematic DNA of humanity, so we are enlightened as well as entertained. His work on Lincoln (2012), alone, was worthy of enduring acclaim, for it brought to life - as no other film has - this quintessential American President, struggling with the greatest moral dilemma of our history. Hide
[on the many changes in the source of news stories] We're better off. We have so many more choices. Show more
[on the many changes in the source of news stories] We're better off. We have so many more choices. What happens is, of course, that the squeaking wheel continues to get attention. I have a little tool in my house - you should get one - it's called the remote control. Hide
I guess I'm always the person to see the glass is half-full. There's always good news in every news Show more
I guess I'm always the person to see the glass is half-full. There's always good news in every news report. If you're going to live in a society, you need to know the underside as well as the bright spot, so you can be prepared for dealing with them. Hide
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
The most memorable interviews for me are folks whose names I don't know: young civil rights leaders Show more
The most memorable interviews for me are folks whose names I don't know: young civil rights leaders in the South, showing great courage as they walked into a town in the dark of night. A doctor working for 'Doctors Without Borders'in Somalia, operating by kerosene light in a tent. Those are the kinds of people that linger in your memory. Hide
I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts educa Show more
I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts education. Have an understanding of history, economics and political science - and then learn to write. Hide
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