>good for him. dude is pretty good at it.
>
>http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lester-holt-nbc-nightly-news-brian-williams-2-1201522647/
>
>Lester Holt will take over the anchor chair at NBC’s
>“Nightly News” permanently, while Brian Williams takes
>another position in the organization in the wake of his
>disclosure earlier this year that he falsified details of a
>reporting trip to Iraq, according to press reports released
>Wednesday night.
>
>NBC News declined to comment on the reports, made by CNN and
>The Wall Street Journal. Robert Barnett, an attorney for Brian
>Williams who has represented him in negotiations with NBC,
>also declined to comment after being email Wednesday evening.
>
>Williams’ fate remains uncertain, though The New York Times
>reported Thursday he could move to MSNBC, the cable-news
>network also owned by parent NBCUniversal.
>
>The moves, which the reports suggested could be announced as
>early as Thursday, would help stem a period of tumult for NBC
>News. The NBCUniversal unit has seen its flagship evening
>newscast lose in the ratings to ABC News’ “World News
>Tonight,” anchored by David Muir. Season to date, the ABC
>newscast has edged out “Nightly News” in the audience most
>coveted by advertisers, viewers aged 25 to 54.
>
>NBC News has yet to disclose to the public the results of an
>investigation into Williams’ behavior, the scope of which
>included not only his false descriptions of a ride aboard a
>Chinook helicopter, but also certain descriptions of events he
>purported to take part in during travels for NBC News. The
>company is clearly banking on the idea that the wide appeal
>Williams had with viewers will endure if it removes him from a
>position where trust and credibility are paramount. ABC News
>faced a similar issue recently its chief anchor, George
>Stephanopoulos, disclosed he had made charitable donations to
>the Clinton Foundation without telling viewers, even when
>those contributions could create the perception of a bias.
>
>If Williams is received well by viewers, he could lend a boost
>to MSNBC, which has struggled with ratings as of late against
>rivals Fox News Channel and CNN. The network has reworked its
>daytime schedule to focus more heavily on breaking news while
>reserving is primetime schedule for personalities who view
>events through a progressive or liberal lens.
>
>Holt, meantime, has held his own with Muir, sometimes winning
>more overall viewers to the NBC newscast week by week. NBC has
>not lent his newscast any promotion since he took the reins of
>the program from Williams in February.
>
>Meantime, the anchor has scored some noticeable scoops,
>including an exclusive interview with the bystander who
>captured video of a South Carolina police officer shooting
>Walter Scott, and even led the newscast one evening from a
>seat in a helicopter. If Holt can keep his facts straight
>about the chopper, he will likely enjoy his tenure in the
>anchor seat.