David Brinkley was a television journalist for over fifty years, and a respected commentator on politics and current events. After being named the first anchor of NBC's "Today" show in 1952, he was also the network's chief Washington correspondent from 1958 to 1975. In 1971, he was appointed White House correspondent. In 1972, he left NBC to become host of "In Depth," a program that aired weekly on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
After leaving his position at PBS, he spent a year as a consultant to a major General Motors automobile company. He is the author of eleven books, including his autobiography, Live from New York, and his history of television journalism, The David Brinkley Story.
When there is no news, we will give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.David Brinkley
News is something worth knowing that you didn't know already. (by an "earnest young woman" in his journalism class)David Brinkley
This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it.David Brinkley
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.David Brinkley
