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Brian Williams is leaving NBC News and MSNBC’s ‘The 11th Hour’

NEW YORK — Brian Williams, anchor of the MSNBC nightly program “The 11th Hour,” will not sign a new contract with NBC News and will leave the company after 28 years. Williams confirmed his planned departure in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “Following much reflection, and after 28 years with the company, I have decided to leave NBC upon the completion of my current contract in ...

NEW YORK — Brian Williams, anchor of the MSNBC nightly program “The 11th Hour,” will not sign a new contract with NBC News and will leave the company after 28 years.

Williams confirmed his planned departure in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.

“Following much reflection, and after 28 years with the company, I have decided to leave NBC upon the completion of my current contract in December,” Williams said. “I have been truly blessed. I have been allowed to spend almost half of my life with one company. NBC is a part of me and always will be.”

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