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1970 – The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) begins operations, succeeding National Educational Television (NET). 1970 – Singer-songwriter-guitarist-musician Jimi Hendrix dies of a drug overdose at the age 27. 1970 – Singer Janis Joplin dies of a drug overdose at the age of 27. 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency is created.
Today. Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb (Anchors) Craig Melvin (News Anchor) Al Roker (Meteorologist) Carson Daly (Orange Room) Today Third Hour. Al Roker (Host) Craig Melvin (Host) Sheinelle Jones (Host) Dylan Dreyer (Host) Today with Hoda and Jenna. Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager (Hosts) NBC Nightly News. Lester Holt (Anchor) The Tonight Show ...
It was renamed NBC Nightly News in 1970, after Huntley's retirement. Initially, NBC Nightly News was presented by two anchors from a rotating group of three: Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Frank McGee. A year later, Chancellor became sole anchor, and Brinkley provided commentaries. (McGee became host of Today.) In 1976, Brinkley rejoined the ...
NBC News pioneered the morning news program when it launched TODAY in 1952 with Dave Garroway as host. Now, over 70 years later, the TODAY broadcast features a team of familiar faces.
Chet Huntley anchors his final newscast with David Brinkley and retires, bringing down the curtain on a 14-year career at NBC News and, thus, as chief anchor of The Huntley-Brinkley Report. The next Monday, August 3, the program is renamed NBC Nightly News, its current title as of 2022. August 2
BGEN Anna Mae Hays, circa 1970. June 6 – A D-Day celebration is held in Washington, D.C., on the 26th anniversary of the event. June 11 – The United States gets its first female generals: Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington. June 21 – Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, the largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date.
July 31 – Chet Huntley anchors his final newscast with David Brinkley and retires, bringing down the curtain on a 14-year career at NBC News in the United States and, thus, as chief anchor of The Huntley–Brinkley Report. The next Monday, August 3, the program is renamed NBC Nightly News, the title it retains for at least 40 years.
Zeinab Badawi, BBC World News Today; Richard Baker (deceased), BBC Nine O'Clock News co-presenter in the 1960s and 1970s; Errol Barnett, CBS News, formerly CNN and CNN Newsroom; Reginald Bosanquet (deceased), ITN longtime presenter of News at Ten; Tom Bradby, ITN ITV News at Ten; Fiona Bruce, BBC News at Ten, BBC News at Six and "Question Time ...