Date of birth: 1940-02-06
Place of birth: Webster, South Dakota, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Thomas John Brokaw

Tom Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). He is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a special correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets

1989-12-01
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving famil

2004-07-14
This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to

1986-01-12
A short documentary about the successful Moscow production of the musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical

2016-05-03
Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immer

2007-12-09
In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward

2006-01-26
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which th

2008-10-29
Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Maratho

2013-04-21
The Watergate case was the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the

2020-09-23
With two Olympic victories, four world championship titles and six European championship titles, Kat

2002-01-27
News documentary that focuses on what takes place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with anchor Tom Broka

2016-07-21
With the survival of the Democratic Party at stake after the country's worst three presidential loss

2018-05-04
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech durin

2023-06-01
From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen

2007-05-28
The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also ma

2014-04-27
Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing po

2005-01-01
Thriller about governments around the world racing to attempt to stop a terrorist organization from

2014-04-28
All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first ele
1986-07-04
The story behind the creation of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

2018-12-31
With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America throug

2022-04-18
A film focusing on one of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units, Merrill's Maraude

2014-03-21
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know

2013-10-01
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells on Temple Square join with one of

2009-04-02
America has questions about today's youth, what we care about, and where we're headed. We had those
1999-01-01
A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tu

2019-07-26
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world'

2011-05-13
In this full-length documentary, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that

2021-08-24
Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to

1995-10-05
Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full cir

2010-09-14
A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the

2006-11-07
Narrated by Tom Brokaw, Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire pays tribute to a legendary journalist and artist

2022-06-12
A sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad.

2001-05-27
Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unreso

2015-11-30
As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hou

1992-11-24
The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network.

2015-06-09
Interviewees discuss the life of former president George H. W. Bush

2006-06-01
This remarkable look into one of America’s most intriguing mysteries is an edge-of-your-seat thrille

2024-08-06
The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shape

2011-11-16
Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who quite simply changed society as we know it

2009-11-02

2017-06-18
This is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had e

2017-11-28
Go behind-the-scenes of the epic series with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and the filmmaking team. Hosted

2017-12-04
An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, tracing his remarkable ascent

2002-10-13
From John Muir in the 1860s to today's super-athletes, Vertical Frontier tells the rich and captivat

2017-10-11
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate

2018-11-15
Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and

2008-04-08
Forty years after Martin Luther King s assassination, HISTORY, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewer

2017-11-14
This documentary captures the amazing life and times of our nation's forgotten founding father: Alex
2018-03-24
A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV

2019-04-15
The Columbine shootings were a tragic event in American history and have proved a lasting influence

2025-11-19
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" invest

1997-01-01
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

2002-03-08
Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign during the 2000 election.

2017-04-28
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, viole

2018-02-25
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Gam

2007-01-01
In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of se

2019-10-12
"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a l

2019-08-18
Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the “New Coke” debacle of

2018-11-06
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomi

2021-02-09
An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by

2004-10-22
This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11

1993-03-20
F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of

1996-05-22
A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.

2003-11-25
Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at

2024-11-01
Trump's Big FUSS is a powerful acronym capturing Trump's vision for America and his fight for US sov

2006-01-01
When hiker Aron Ralston found himself trapped in a Utah canyon with an 800-pound boulder crushing hi

2018-09-25
The Mayo Clinic tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecc
2001-01-01
Documentary / Historical / War/Western - The battle of the Huertgen Forest was one of the bloodiest

Spend a half-hour with fitness enthusiasts Tom Brokaw, Senator Ted Kennedy and others who will encou
2011-09-11
9/11: In Our Own Words: NBC anchors and correspondents recall their memories of reporting on the mor

2024-08-31
Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H