By Noel Young

Brian Williams, the NBC news anchor who has admitted exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq, has been suspended for six months without pay, the network said last night.

“This was wrong and completely inappropriate for someone in Brian’s position,” Deborah Turness, the president of NBC News said in a memo. Lester Holt will continue to substitute for Williams, the network added.

It was a “rapid and startling fall” for Williams, stated the New York Times. He was not only the head of the number one evening news show, but also one of NBC’s biggest stars, a frequent Read full story ›

Source: The Drum