VIDEO-NBC Nightly News Drops Brian Williams From Opening Graphics; Lester Holt Addresses Suspension | MRCTV

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On its first broadcast since the announcement of anchor Brian Williams’s suspension, NBC Nightly News took the step of dropping both Williams’s name from the program’s opening graphics, recorded introduction, and masthead on the show’s website.

Following four teasers from now-interim anchor Lester Holt, the opening theme of the program was played as normal, but instead of a recorded announcement from actor Michael Douglas, a separate recording by another voice was used that told viewers that “[t]his is NBC Nightly News” and “[r]eporting tonight, Lester Holt.”

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