NBC Suspends Brian Williams for Six Months Without Pay
NBC Anchor Brian Williams Suspended Without Pay
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Brian Williams was suspended as managing editor and anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” for six months, after disputed accounts of his reporting in Iraq in 2003 led him to retract and apologize for the inaccuracies.
The suspension is without pay and takes effect immediately, Deborah Turness, president of NBC News, said Tuesday in a memo to staff. Lester Holt, who stepped in as anchor this week after Williams took himself off the air, will continue in that role at the Comcast Corp.-owned network.