Tom Brokaw
Birthday: 6 February 1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA
Birth Name: Thomas John Brokaw
Height: 183 cm
Tom Brokaw was born on February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota, USA as Thomas John Brokaw. He is a writer, known for D-Day: Normandy 1944 (2014), NBC Nightly News (1970) and Today (1952). He has been married to Meredith Lynn Auld since August 17, 1962. They have four children.
[on Steven Spielberg] His productions have a common thematic DNA of humanity, so we are enlightened ...Show more »
[on Steven Spielberg] His productions have a common thematic DNA of humanity, so we are enlightened as well as entertained. His work on Lincoln (2012), alone, was worthy of enduring acclaim, for it brought to life - as no other film has - this quintessential American President, struggling with the greatest moral dilemma of our history. Show less «
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
The most memorable interviews for me are folks whose names I don't know: young civil rights leaders ...Show more »
The most memorable interviews for me are folks whose names I don't know: young civil rights leaders in the South, showing great courage as they walked into a town in the dark of night. A doctor working for 'Doctors Without Borders'in Somalia, operating by kerosene light in a tent. Those are the kinds of people that linger in your memory. Show less «
[on the many changes in the source of news stories] We're better off. We have so many more choices. ...Show more »
[on the many changes in the source of news stories] We're better off. We have so many more choices. What happens is, of course, that the squeaking wheel continues to get attention. I have a little tool in my house - you should get one - it's called the remote control. Show less «
I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts educa...Show more »
I'm not a big fan of journalism schools, except those that are organized around a liberal arts education. Have an understanding of history, economics and political science - and then learn to write. Show less «
Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
I guess I'm always the person to see the glass is half-full. There's always good news in every news ...Show more »
I guess I'm always the person to see the glass is half-full. There's always good news in every news report. If you're going to live in a society, you need to know the underside as well as the bright spot, so you can be prepared for dealing with them. Show less «
Within every generation there is greatness. What you don't want Americans to do again is to go throu...Show more »
Within every generation there is greatness. What you don't want Americans to do again is to go through the tests that made the 'Greatest Generation': first, the Depression, and then World War II. Show less «
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...