Brian Douglas Williams, simply known as Brian Williams, is a famous American actor, news presenter, voice actor, journalist, as well as an editor. To the public, Brian Williams is best known as an anchor of the daily evening television news program called “NBC Nightly News”. Created by Reuven Frank, the show first aired on television screens in 1970, and was initially narrated by Bill Hanrahan. Currently, the show is presented by Williams during weekdays, while Lester Holt presents it during weekends. Over the years, the “NBC Nightly News” program has expanded to international broadcasts, and is currently broadcast on CNBC in Europe, Middle East, Philippines, and TVB Pearl in Hong Kong. It is estimated that Brian Williams’ annual salary for hosting “NBC Nightly News” amounts to as much as $13 million.
Brian Williams Net Worth $40 Million
Aside from working on “NBC Nightly News”, Brian Williams created his own news magazine called “Rock Center with Brian Williams”, which aired on television from 2011 until 2012. Initially, the show aimed to present more serious issues than the already existing “Dateline NBC” show, as it focused on true crime stories and, instead of a multiple-story format adopted by “Dateline NBC”, presented a single story format. Even though the show received rather favorable reviews from the critics, “Rock Center with Brian Williams” failed to secure high ratings, and consequently was taken off air after two seasons and 76 episodes released.
A famous news presenter, how rich is Brian Williams? Sources state that Williams’ net worth is estimated to be $40 million, most of this wealth coming from his appearances on television.
Brian Williams was born in 1959, in Elmira, New York, and when he was a teenager his family moved to New Jersey. He then enrolled in the Brookdale Community College, and continued his studies at The George Washington University. Williams left the university before graduating, in order to work as an intern for President Jimmy Carter’s administration. Prior to his big breakthrough, Brian Williams worked at several local news stations, including WTTG in Washington, WCBS in New York, and WCAU in Philadelphia. In 1993, Williams began working at the NBC News station, until he received an offer to take up the position of an anchor at “NBC Nightly News” in 2004.
As his popularity grew over the years, Brian Williams began to be featured in numerous other television projects. Williams has been a frequent guest on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show”, and has made appearances on such television shows as “Saturday Night Live”, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, and “The Late Show with David Letterman” to name a few. Williams has also starred in several episodes of a satirical television show called “30 Rock”, where he appeared opposite Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and Jane Krakowski. Williams had also starred as himself in a weekly series called “The Soup”, which was created by Jay James in 2004.
A well-recognized news presenter, as well as a journalist, Brian Williams has an estimated net worth of $40 million.
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