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Saturday 30 January 2021
Retiring Brokaw: Journalists should get out of power centers

By DAVID BAUDER ing up during the Depres-
AP Media Writer sion in South Dakota. For
NEW YORK (AP) — If Tom two decades, Brokaw, Pe-
Brokaw has one piece of ter Jennings at ABC and
advice to leave for televi- Dan Rather at CBS domi-
sion journalists upon his re- nated television news — a
tirement, it’s to get out to period in which cable and
more of the country —and digital news sources either
not just to visit. didn’t exist or weren’t near-
The Capitol insurrection ly as established as they
is but one example of a are. Brokaw recalled that
story that might not have when the late Jennings
seemed as much a surprise was asked whether the
if more journalists were at- three men were friends he
tuned to communities out- responded, “kind of.” They
side of the power centers, were competitors but had
the veteran NBC news- a shared value system, Bro-
man said. Television news is kaw said.
“much, much too wedded “I grew up in Yankton,
to the East Coast and West South Dakota, hoping that
Coast only” and needs to one day maybe I’ll get to
expand its presence across appear on NBC News with
the country. (Chet) Huntley and (David)
“Take some of the people Brinkley,” he said. “And,
who are only in Washing- by God, it was within three
ton and send them to Salt years I was on Huntley-Brin-
Lake City or Kansas City, or This Jan. 12, 2012 file photo shows NBC News special correspondent and former “Today” show kley, first from Omaha and
St. Louis for that matter,” he host Tom Brokaw, attending the “Today” show 60th anniversary celebration in New York. then from California.”It was
said in an interview with The Associated Press bang, bang, bang, just like
Associated Press. that,” he said, “and it frank-
Brokaw, who turns 81 next homes in Montana and for an industry that has seen four years in which Presi- ly astonished me, aston-
month, announced last Florida. a two-decade decline in dent Donald Trump consid- ished my parents and my
week that he’s retiring His advice to the industry local news coverage. ered journalists the enemy. friends back in South Dako-
from NBC News, where he he’s leaving behind has “I don’t want to knock “I don’t think there will be ta. I caught the merry-go-
worked for 55 years. He said nothing to do with the sort what they’re doing now a full recovery,” he said. “I round and I was in the right
he’s been overwhelmed of they-don’t-make-’em- because they get on an think this is baked in.” place at the right time.”
and heartened by the out- like-they-used-to criticism airplane and go to these Brokaw has kept busy in Asked how he was feel-
pouring of good wishes you might get from older places and they do a good the years since he stepped ing, Brokaw said, “mixed,
from colleagues and peo- people in any business. Bro- job,” he said. “But I always down as “NBC Nightly frankly.” He was diagnosed
ple who watched him on kaw said he’s impressed found it was best to invest News” anchor in 2004, do- in 2013 with multiple my-
TV for many of those years. with the work of young jour- yourself in different parts ing documentaries, ap- eloma, an incurable blood
He’s been away from the nalists at NBC News and of the country and get to pearing on “Morning Joe” cancer that affects the
power centers himself, and elsewhere, and is invested know the politics and cul- and the network during bone marrow, and this has
hasn’t been to New York in seeing them succeed. ture.” newsy occasions for com- led to painful back sur-
since before the onset of He believes a reorientation He’s pessimistic about a mentary and writing. He’s gery. He got his first dose
the coronavirus pandemic. can take place without a change in the public’s atti- finishing a book about his of COVID vaccine this past
He has split time between significant outlay of money tude toward the press after parents and their life grow- week.q

Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards for

LGBTQ representation

for “The “Umbrella Acad- acters were prominently The organization also noted
emy” and “Ratched.” featured in “9-1-1: Lone that Ryan Murphy created,
Netflix has for the past Star,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” directed and produced six
few years led the annual “Saved by the Bell,” “Big nominees this year — “The
GLAAD nominations, which Mouth” and “Supergirl.” Prom,” “Boys in the Band,”
honors media for fair and Award recipients will be “Circus of Books,” “Holly-
accurate representations announced during a virtual wood,” “Ratched” and “9-
of LGBTQ people. HBO Max ceremony scheduled for 1-1: Lone Star.”q
This image released by Netflix shows Chadwick Boseman, from followed this year with nine April. 2 3 5 7 1 9 6 4 8
left, Colman Domingo, Viola Davis, Michael Potts and Glynn nominations, and Amazon, “This year’s nominees re-
Turman in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Hulu and HBO each re- mind us that even in times 7 9 1 4 8 6 2 5 3
Associated Press ceived four. of political and cultural di- 4 6 8 5 3 2 9 1 7
The Hallmark Channel re- vision, diverse LGBTQ repre- 9 5 4 8 6 3 1 7 2
By MARK KENNEDY tions, snapping up film nods ceived its first nomination sentation and visibility can 6 2 7 1 9 5 8 3 4
AP Entertainment Writer for “Ma Rainey’s Black for “The Christmas House,” enlighten, entertain, and 8 1 3 2 4 7 5 6 9 2021 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix is Bottom” and “The Prom,” the network’s first holiday create lasting change,” 5 4 2 6 7 8 3 9 1
once again the top con- comedy series nominations movie featuring a gay lead said GLAAD President & 3 7 6 9 2 1 4 8 5
tender at the GLAAD Me- for “Dead to Me” and “Big character. GLAAD also not- CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a 1 8 9 3 5 4 7 2 6
dia Awards with 26 nomina- Mouth” and drama TV nods ed that transgender char- statement. Difficulty Level 1/30