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14 unusual facts about NBC News


Bandwagon effect

In 1980, NBC News declared Ronald Reagan to be the winner of the presidential race on the basis of the exit polls several hours before the voting booths closed in the west.

Chicago plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy

A few days after the assassination, NBC News in Chicago learned of Vallee's arrest, and a reporter drew on family connections to ask New York police to find the details linked with Vallee's car registration, 31-1ORF.

Chuck Scarborough

For much of his first 20 years with NBC, Scarborough occasionally appeared on NBC News and often anchored the network's prime-time news updates.

Since 1974 Scarborough has been the lead male news anchor at WNBC-TV, the New York City flagship station of the NBC Television Network, and has also appeared on NBC News.

Demography of Afghanistan

Seven of the surveys were conducted between 2004 to 2012 by the Asia Foundation and one between 2004 to 2009 by a combined effort of the broadcasting companies NBC News, BBC, and ARD.

Gridiron Club

Recently, however, it has begun opening its doors to such non-newspaper media figures as Tim Russert of NBC News, Bob Schieffer of CBS News, Mara Liasson of National Public Radio, and Judy Woodruff of PBS.

Guantanamo Bay homicide accusations

In January 2010, Harper's Magazine published an article resulting from a joint investigation with NBC News.

In January 2010, Harper's Weekly and NBC News released the report of a joint investigation, based on accounts by four former Military Intelligence staff, stationed at the time at Guantanamo.

ITV News at 5:30

The 30-minute programme covered British national and international news stories, a brief business update, a look at the mornings newspapers and regular NBC News segments and broadcasts at 5:30am every day.

Keir Simmons

Since August 2012, he has been a correspondent for NBC News.

Kristy Starling

After marrying husband Adam in the fall of 2002, she came second in a national singing competition, Today's Superstar, NBC News' morning show.

Moon Shot

Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon is a book written by Mercury Seven astronaut Alan Shepard, with NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree and Associated Press space writer Howard Benedict.

Nguyễn Ngọc Loan

The event was also partially captured by NBC News film cameras, but Adams' photograph remains the defining image.

WYBZ

The station is currently owned by Y Bridge Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from NBC News and Motor Racing Network.


Abu-Zaid al Kuwaiti

NBC News journalist (and also a Justice Department consultant) Evan Kohlmann commented on his death in an interview with NBC.

Amber Kelleher-Andrews

In addition to her role as CEO, Kelleher-Andrews serves as an expert relationship consultant for several media outlets including CNN, Good Morning America, the Today Show, NBC News, GMTV and the BBC.

Bob Dotson

In 1975 he moved to NBC News, working with Cleveland-based WKYC-TV, before leaving after two years to open a new NBC News bureau in Dallas.

CBS Building

The NBC headquarters—the GE Building in Rockefeller Center, home of NBC News and MSNBC—is located south on Sixth Avenue at 50th Street.

Florida Council of 100

The Florida Council of 100 is joining with NBC News, National Journal and the St. Petersburg Times to sponsor a nationally televised debate of the leading Republican presidential candidates prior to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Linda Ellerbee

Linda Ellerbee (born August 15, 1944) is an American journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington, DC correspondent, and also as host of the Nickelodeon network's Nick News with Linda Ellerbee.

Nancy Dickerson

She reported for NBC News from 1963 to 1970, covering all the pivotal stories of that time: political conventions, election campaigns, inaugurations, Capitol Hill, and the White House.

Nancy Snyderman

Since 2006, she has been the chief medical editor for NBC News, and frequently appears on NBC's Today, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC to discuss medicine-related issues.

The Clarion Project

The Third Jihad: Radical Islam’s Vision for America is a 72 minute documentary released in May 2009 and produced by NBC News journalist and Clinton administration advisor Erik Werth.

WALV-CD

The SkyTrak Weather Network aired constant local and regional weather information, replays of WTHR's noon and 6 p.m. newscasts, NBC News' early morning news program Early Today and the second half of the Saturday edition of Today (which are not seen on WTHR), as well as a variety of educational programming (most of which is aimed at children), including replays of WTHR's long-running quizbowl Brain Game.