- Tim Russert
Tim Russert , a fixture in American homes on Sunday mornings and election nights since becoming moderator of "Meet the Press" nearly 17 years ago, died Friday after collapsing at the Washington bureau of NBC News. He was 58 and lived in Northwest Washington. - Brian Williams
Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News", the flagship evening news program of the NBC television network. Williams replaced former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw on December 2, 2004. Previously, Williams was the network's chief correspondent at the White House and host of "The News with Brian Williams" on CNBC and MSNBC. - Al Roker
Albert Lincoln Roker (born August 20, 1954) is an American television broadcaster, best known as the weather anchor for NBC's "Today" show. He holds American Meteorological Society Television Seal #238. - Tom Brokaw
Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw". His last broadcast as anchorman was on December 1, 2004, succeeded by Brian Williams in a carefully planned transition. - Bob Costas
Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. His mother was of Irish Catholic descent, and his father was of Greek descent. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. Bob's father, John Costas, was an electrical engineer, baseball fan, and gambler. - Katie Couric
Katherine Anne Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBC's "Today". In 2006, she made a highly publicized move from NBC to CBS, and on September 5, 2006 she became the first woman to solo-anchor the weekday evening news on one of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC). - Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25, 1929) is an American journalist, writer and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows ("Today" and "The View"), evening news magazine ("20/20"), and on "The ABC Evening News", as the first female evening news anchor. Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news anchor for over 10 years on NBC's "Today", … - Johnny Carson
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 - January 23,2005) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his iconic status as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". - Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program "The Tonight Show". He also owns Big Dog Productions, a company that co-produces the show. He earns $30 million per year. - David Letterman
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, "Late Night with David Letterman", … - Matt Lauer
Matt Lauer or Matthew Todd Lauer (December 30, 1957) is an American television personality, best known as a co-host of NBC's "The Today Show" (since 1994) after being a news anchor in New York and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and Richmond. He was also host of "PM Magazine" (or "Evening Magazine" 1980-1986) and worked for ESPN in the 1980s. - Willard Scott
Willard Herman Scott, Jr. (born March 7, 1934) is an American media personality and author best known for his work on NBC's "Today" show. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Scott attended American University in Washington, D.C. and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. While there, he met Ed Walker. The two hosted a program on the university radio station WAMU-AM for two years, before moving in 1953 to WRC-AM, … - Marvin Kalb
Marvin Kalb (born June 9 1930) is an American journalist. Marvin Kalb is a Senior Fellow at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy and Faculty Chair for the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Washington programs. Kalb was the Shorenstein Center's Founding Director and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy (1987-1999). The Shorenstein Center and the Kennedy School are part of Harvard University. - Jeff Zucker
Jeff Zucker was named president and chief executive officer of NBC Universal in February 2007. With annual revenues of more than $16 billion, NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment content companies, with unparalleled expertise in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience across a variety of distribution platforms. - Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace is an American journalist, currently the host of "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace". During his career he has interviewed numerous prominent people, including former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, former Mexican President Vicente Fox, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Senator Hillary Clinton, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. - Ed McMahon
Edward "Ed" Peter Leo McMahon, Jr. (born March 6, 1923) is a popular American comedian, game show host, announcer and television personality most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer on the "Tonight Show", from 1962 to 1992, and as the host of the talent show "Star Search", from 1983 to 1995. - Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948), is an American television personality for news and sports programs. He is best known for his 15-year stint as co-anchor of NBC's "The Today Show". He is the younger brother of veteran sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel - John Chancellor
John William Chancellor was a well-known American journalist, who spent most of his career associated with the NBC television network. Chancellor was born in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1949. Originally a reporter for the "Chicago Sun-Times", he first started his career in national television news as a correspondent on NBC's evening newscast, the "Huntley-Brinkley Report". - Jane Pauley
Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years of "Dateline NBC," and has acknowledged publicly her struggle with mental health and bipolar disorder. - Marv Albert
Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig on June 12, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is commonly referred to as "the voice of basketball." From 1967 to 2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks". In 2006, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame - David Brinkley
David McClure Brinkley was a popular American television newscaster for NBC and later ABC. From 1956 through 1970 he co-anchored NBC's top rated nightly news program, "The Huntley–Brinkley Report" with Chet Huntley. In 1970, the broadcast was renamed "NBC Nightly News," with Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Frank McGee coanchoring. Later, in the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was a top commentator on election coverage for ABC News, … - Fred Silverman
Fred Silverman (born September 13, 1937 in New York City) is an American television executive and producer. He worked as an executive at CBS, ABC and NBC and was at least partly responsible for bringing to television such programs as "Scooby-Doo" (1969-1986), "All in the Family" (1971 - 1979), "The Waltons" (1972 - 1981), "Roots" (1977), and "Charlie's Angels" (1976 - 1981). - Greg Gumbel
Sports commentator Greg Gumbel is available for personal apperarances at your next conference or corporate event. Greg Gumbels standout work in the busy world of sports broad-casting has made his face, his name and his voice as familiar as any in the industry. For starters, Greg Gumbel is the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports coverage of the National Football League. - Jim Lampley
Jim Lampley (born on April 8, 1949 in Hendersonville, North Carolina) is an American sports broadcaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant owner. He has been in several television shows, but is better known for his participation in the "HBO Boxing" series (officially "HBO World Championship Boxing"). He currently works alongside Larry Merchant and Emanuel Steward in that series. - Regis Philbin
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality best known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, singer and presenter at various events. Appearing on television since the late 1950s, Philbin is often called (somewhat tongue-in-cheek and alternately attributed to James Brown), … - Stone Phillips
Stone Stockton Phillips (born Lester Stockton Phillips on December 2, 1954) is the former co-anchor of "Dateline NBC", a newsmagazine TV show. He has also worked as a substitute anchor for "NBC Nightly News" and "Today" and as a substitute moderator on "Meet the Press". He is known for his clear delivery and a seemingly-feigned appearance of gravitas. This image was satirized by actor Rob Lowe on "Saturday Night Live". - Dick Enberg
Dick Enberg is his ninth year calling play-by-play for CBS Sports' coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, Enberg joined CBS Sports in January 2000 as play-by-play announcer for THE NFL ON CBS, college basketball and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. He also contributes to the Masters and PGA Championship broadcasts. For the second straight year, Enberg also will call Thursday night NFL games on Westwood One and CBS Radio Sports. - Vin Scully
Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927, in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams. In 50 seasons in Los Angeles (1958-2007), Vin Scully has become a beloved figure. His 57-year tenure with the Dodgers (1950-2007) is the longest of any broadcaster with a single club in professional sports history. - Ann Curry
Ann Curry (born November 19 1956) is an American journalist and television personality who has served as news anchor on NBC's "Today" since May 1997 and host of "Dateline NBC" since May 2005. - Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales (born June 6 1972 in Taiwan) joined NBC News "The Today Show" in February 2006. Morales also co-anchors for the program and fills in regularly at the news desk. She has also filled in as anchor of weekend editions of NBC Nightly News. Previously, she was an anchor for MSNBC. Morales joined MSNBC as an anchor and correspondent in March 2002. - Al Michaels
Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster. Currently employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1977 - 2006) with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent and respected members of his profession. He is perhaps best known for his broadcast of the Miracle on Ice, which culminated in his widely quoted catchphrase, "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" Michaels has won numerous awards during his career, … - Curt Gowdy
Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. - Campbell Brown
Campbell Brown (born June 14, 1968, Ferriday, Louisiana), is an American television news reporter and co-anchor since 2003 of "Weekend Today." - Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. (born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who later became an announcer and television host, "unpopular" (huh?) for his colorful personality. In 1991, he was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford Frick Award for outstanding broadcasting accomplishents.(sp) He has also been given his own star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. - Dr. Phil
Phillip Calvin "Phil" McGraw, (born September 1, 1950), best known as Dr. Phil, is a four-time Emmy Award-nominated television personality who is the host of the popular American psychology TV show "Dr. Phil", who gained celebrity status following appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". McGraw is noted for his Texas accent and for his one-finger wave to his wife Robin, in the audiences at the beginning of every show. - Deborah Norville
Deborah Norville (born August 8, 1958 in Dalton, Georgia) is an American television broadcaster and journalist. Since 1995, she has been host of the syndicated American television program "Inside Edition". She hosted "Today" on NBC, substitute anchored both the "NBC Nightly News", and the weekend "CBS Evening News", and was a host and correspondent for two CBS News magazine programs. - Tom Hammond
Tom Hammond (born May 10, 1944 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American sportscaster for NBC television. Hammond is one of the network's staple on-air presenters, along with Bob Costas and Dan Hicks. Hammond is also the chief play-by-play commentator for Lincoln Financial Sports' (formerly Jefferson Pilot Sports) coverage of Southeastern Conference men's college basketball. He has known his color commentator on the Lincoln Financial broadcasts, Larry Conley, … - Johnny Olson
John Leonard "Johnny" Olson (May 22, 1910 - October 12, 1985) was an American radio personality and television announcer, most notable for announcing 32 game shows from Mark Goodson-Bill Todman productions, from the late 1950s through the mid 1980s. Born in Windom, Minnesota, while landing jobs at WIBA and KGDA in and nearby Madison, Wisconsin after 1928, Olson enrolled in pharmacy classes at the University of Minnesota. He also worked a string of odd jobs, … - Dick Ebersol
Duncan "Dick" Ebersol is an American radio and TV manager. He was protégé of ABC Sports czar Roone Arledge and was a key NBC executive in the launching of "Saturday Night Live" in 1975 and which he produced from April 1981 to May 1985. He became president of NBC Sports in April 1989. In May 2004, Dick Ebersol was named chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. - Roger Mudd
Roger Mudd (born February 9, 1928 in Washington, D.C.) is an Emmy Award-winning U.S. television journalist and broadcaster, most recently the primary anchor for The History Channel. Previously, Mudd was weekend anchor of CBS Evening News, co-anchor of the weekday NBC Nightly News, and hosted NBC's Meet the Press,and NBC's American Almanac television newsmagazine. During the heyday of CBS News in the 1970s, …
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