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David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s.
Huntley and Brinkley concluded their final newscast together on July 31, 1970. Upon Huntley's retirement, the network renamed the program the NBC Nightly News. Huntley died in 1974. Brinkley worked as co-anchor or commentator on Nightly News until 1981 when he departed for ABC News and its new weekly Sunday morning news program This Week. He ...
Today broadcast from Los Angeles the week of April 30 – May 4, 1956, in part to inaugurate cross-country NBC News service. In an unusual step Chet Huntley, who helped launch the Huntley-Brinkley Report later that year, anchored alongside Dave Garroway for the week.
The Huntley-Brinkley Report began in October 1956 and was soon a ratings success. Huntley and Brinkley's catchphrase closing of "Good night, Chet"—"Good night, David... and good night for NBC News" was developed by the show's producer, Reuven Frank. Although both anchors initially disliked it, the sign-off became famous.
During Brinkley's run, three major sponsors were part of the show: General Electric (which departed after taking control on NBC in 1987), Archer Daniels Midland and Merrill Lynch. On November 10, 1996, David Brinkley retired as host of This Week but continued to appear on the program providing commentary segments until September 28, 1997. [6]
Caitlin Clark's favorite player on the Kansas City Chiefs is none other than Travis Kelce!. The WNBA star, 22, appeared on the Jan. 2 episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, where she ...
Conley was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in the 1950s and 1960s, [1] bureau chief for NBC News, Africa, as well as a foreign correspondent for NBC News' The Huntley-Brinkley Report throughout the 1960s, [2] editor for and contributor to National Geographic magazine in the late 1960s to early 1970s, [3] and first host of the groundbreaking and popular Peabody Award-winning ...
Huntley, Mara Justine, Niall Horan, Alexa Wildish, Claudia B., Nini Iris The Playoffs began Tuesday night on season 24 of The Voice when Niall Horan had to whittle his team down from six to three.