Tom Brokaw Biography
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Along with competitors Peter Jennings at ABC News and Dan Rather at CBS News, Brokaw was one of the "Big Three" news anchors in the U.S. during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The three hosted their networks\' flagship nightly news programs for over 20 years, and all three started and retired (or died, in Jennings\' case) within a year of each other.\n', '
Brokaw has also written several books on American history and society in the 20th century. He is the author of The Greatest Generation (1998) and other books and the recipient of numerous awards and honors.\n', '
Brokaw was born in Webster, South Dakota, the son of Eugenia "Jean" (nΓ©e Conley; 1917β2011), who worked in sales and as a post-office clerk, and Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw (1912β1982). He was the eldest of their three sons (Dan and Richard) and named for his maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Conley. His father was a descendant of Huguenot immigrants Bourgon and Catherine (nΓ©e Le FΓ¨vre) Broucard, and his mother was Irish-American, although the origin of the name Brokaw is contested. His paternal great-grandfather, Richard P. Brokaw, founded the town of Bristol, South Dakota, and the Brokaw House, a small hotel and the first structure in Bristol.\n', '
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