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Tom Brokaw

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Tom Brokaw
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Tom Brokaw was born on 6 February 1940 in Webster, South Dakota, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970), Dateline NBC (1992) and Toots (2006). He has been married to Meredith Lynn Auld since 17 August 1962. They have four children.
BornFebruary 6, 1940
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      • 3 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Known for

    NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)
    NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Self
    Dateline NBC (1992)
    Dateline NBC
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self
    Toots (2006)
    Toots
    7.5
    • Producer
    • 2006
    Music and the Spoken Word (1949)
    Music and the Spoken Word
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Actor

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Robert F. Kennedy: The Man and the Memories
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Brokaw Reports: 58 Days
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • NBC News: Houston Homicide
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on PBS (1989)
      The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on PBS
      7.6
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Gangs, Cops & Drugs
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • NBC White Paper
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1987–1989
    • Men, Women, Sex & AIDS
      7.6
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • D-Day Plus 40 Years
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • NBC Reports: Iacocca - An American Profile
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • NBC Reports: Labor in the Promised Land
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • NBC Reports: The Changing West, Reflections on the Stillwater
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • Steven Bartlett, John Shapiro, and Elena Canals-Curtis in NBC Reports: To Be a Doctor (1980)
      NBC Reports: To Be a Doctor
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1980

    Actor

    • Music and the Spoken Word (1949)
      Music and the Spoken Word
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 2014
    • D-Day: Normandy 1944 (2014)
      D-Day: Normandy 1944
      7.0
      Short
      • Narrator (English version) (voice)
      • 2014
    • Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
      Barbarians at the Gate
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Tom Brokaw (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Tricia Brooks in Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R. (1986)
      Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.
      TV Movie
      • Newscaster (voice, uncredited)
      • 1986

    Producer

    • Toots (2006)
      Toots
      7.5
      • consulting producer
      • 2006
    • Expose
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1991

    Videos17

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    Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
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    Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
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    Trailer 1:05
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    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • February 6, 1940
      • Webster, South Dakota, USA
    • Spouse
      • Meredith Lynn AuldAugust 17, 1962 - present (4 children)
    • Children
        Jennifer Jean Brokaw
    • Parents
        Anthony Orville Brokaw
    • Relatives
        David Michael Brokaw(Sibling)
    • Other works
      1/1/2001: Grand Marshal, Pasadena Rose Parade.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 1 Portrayal
      • 1 Interview
      • 12 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Early in his news anchor career, saved a man's life using the Heimlich maneuver at a restaurant.
    • Quotes
      Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
    • Trademarks
        Midwestern accent
    • Salary
      • NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
        (1970)
        $7,000,000

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