The NBC News team at “Today”Pete Williams, the justice correspondent of the newspaper, received an emotional farewell and was officially retired Friday.
In a Video tributeAnchors praised the veteran field worker, who was stepping down after close to 30 years of service, as “legendary”And “absolutely the gold standard.”
“We all look up to him,”Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor and chief legal correspondent at NBC News, said. “And when Pete is covering a story, we all hang on his every word.”
Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” added, “Nobody could explain it better, earlier, or faster.”
“There will never be anyone quite like Pete Williams,”anchor Lester Holt “NBC Nightly News” said.
Throughout his near three-decade tenure, Williams was the TV news network’s point person on some of the biggest national stories, including 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombings and, most recently, the Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade.
Description: “legendary,” “generous”And “unflappable,”He is 70 years old and is known for his accuracy. He also reported on Gore v. Bush in 2000. Williams is also well-known for reporting on numerous scoops, such as the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the end of January.
“I’m just so proud to have been part of his organization,”Williams made these remarks during his toast. “I grew up watching David Brinkley and Chet Huntley back when I was growing up in Wyoming, and the thought of being part of this organization for 29 years is just a dream come true. And I’m just so proud.”
Williams began his career as a reporter and news director. He then became a Pentagon spokesperson under Dick Cheney. When he started at NBC, he left politics to return to reporting.
Williams’ retirement was announced in May with NBC News president Noah Oppenheim writing, “Pete’s reporting has always been ironclad, and his ability to break down the the most complex and fast-developing situations is uncanny. His decency, kindness and generosity are unmatched.”
