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‘You Had Me At Hello’: How Brian Williams Was Punked by ‘Jerry Maguire’ on Live TV. Or Was He? (Watch)

STORY UPDATED: *Brian Williams is trending Friday for being either the victim or perpetrator of an epic troll on live television. During his Thursday MSNBC show, “The 11th Hour,” Williams teased exclusive footage of Senate Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago. Earlier Thursday, Trump’s Save America political action committee announced that […]

Brian Williams Goes Viral For Reporting as Fact a Tweet with Wrong Math (VIDEO)

*Veteran news anchor Brian Williams, who famously “misremembered” himself away from the plush “NBC Nightly News” gig to the 11 p.m. hour at MSNBC, has now gone viral for unknowingly repeating a miscalculation. On Thursday “The Eleventh Hour,” Williams and the New York Times Editorial Board Member Mara Gay accepted without question the math in […]

Brian Williams Dragged for Saying Obama Used ‘Richard Pryor Delivery’ in Speech (Watch)

*Brian Williams ran afoul of Twitter Tuesday after comparing President Obama’s style of speaking (in this case, before a largely African American crowd in Raleigh, North Carolina) to that of late comic Richard Pryor — a characterization labeled by many as racist. Anchoring MSNBC’s broadcast of Obama’s first campaign appearance with Hillary Clinton, Williams made comment […]

Rev. Al Sharpton Discusses Prince’s Civil Rights Involvement (Watch)

*MSNBC’s Rev. Al Sharpton was still “numb with shock” when he appeared today with anchor Brian Williams during the network’s round-the-clock coverage of Prince’s death. “I got to know him first many years ago because of my father/son relationship with James Brown, whom he admired a lot,” Sharpton said. The activist went on to speak about […]

Brian Williams Briefly Back on NBC Because Lester Holt is Sick

*Brian Williams, the former “NBC Nightly News” anchor that has since been banished to MSNBC, made a brief return to the network Tuesday to cover the breaking news out of Los Angeles. Regular NBC News anchor Lester Holt is out sick, and Williams is the next man up – delivering news on NBC for the first […]

Man Tied to Young Thug & Birdman Indicted for Lil Wayne Bus Shooting

*A man charged with shooting into Lil Wayne’s tour buses on a Georgia highway called cellphones linked to rappers Young Thug and Birdman before and after the gunfire, according to an indictment in the case. A grand jury indicted Jimmy Carlton Winfrey on 30 counts including charges of aggravated assault and racketeering, reports the AP. […]

Lester Holt’s ‘NBC Nightly News’ in the Top Spot For 3rd Straight Week

*For the third consecutive week, Lester Holt has put “NBC Nightly News” on top in the evening news ratings race. The Los Angeles Times reports the victory came last week as “Nightly News” is taking a narrow 5,000 viewer lead over “ABC World News Tonight With David Muir” among the coveted viewership of 25- to […]

Lester Holt Tops Ratings in 1st Week as Official ‘Nightly News’ Anchor

*In his first week as the official anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” Lester Holt topped ABC’s “World News Tonight” in total viewers, and among the coveted 25-54 demo that advertisers crave, reports Variety. “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” drew an average of 1,970,000 viewers between the ages of 25 and 54 for the five […]

Lester Holt on ‘Nightly News’ Takeover: ‘This is An Enormous Honor’

*Following initial reports this morning of Lester Holt being named the permanent anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” the network made it official this afternoon with a statement from Holt himself. “This is an enormous honor. The respect and admiration I have for the ‘Nightly News’ team has only grown deeper over the last several months […]

Brian Williams Out, Lester Holt in at NBC News: Report

*EUR has just learned that NBC News has made its decision as to what to do about “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams who has been suspended for the last few months for embellishing his news reports with lies. Lester Holt has been filling in for Williams. Now his hard work is about to pay […]