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Tom Brokaw is the author of seven bestsellers- The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, Boom!, The Time of Our Lives, A Long Way from Home, and A Lucky Life Interrupted. A native of South Dakota, he graduated from the University of South Dakota, and began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored Today on NBC. He was the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1983 to 2005. He continues to report for NBC News, producing long-form documentaries and providing expertise during breaking news events. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, three Peabody Awards, and several Emmys, including one for lifetime achievement. In 2014, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He lives in New York and Montana.
The best presentation of the challenges facing the country--and the possible solutions--I've ever seen. --P. J. O'Rourke Inspiring tales of how people from different walks of life have found ways to be of service to their communities and country. --Walter Isaacson The public is open to [Brokaw's] call for expanding national service, and his advocacy could make a difference in public opinion and the legislative struggles to come. --Washington Monthly A hopeful volume, providing insightful analysis as well as a call to action. --BookPage A valuable contribution to the national discourse and may just inspire some readers to go out and make a difference. --Associated Press Praise for The Time of Our Lives With commonsense values, [Brokaw] appeals to Americans to recommit to familyand community, increase civic engagement, and make sacrifices in an effort to ensure some security for generations to come. An engaging recollection of the achievements of the past, the realities of the present, and the promise of the future. -- Booklist [Brokaw] jumps into triage mode with this tenderhearted, nostalgic journalistic roundup, just in time for the upcoming presidential election ... Brokaw is especially good at working the human-interest angle ... An ever-upbeat message from the well-connected yet modest veteran journalist. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Boom! [Brokaw] approaches this magnum opus with warmth, curiosity and conviction, the same attributes that worked so well for his Greatest Generation . -- The New York Times Brokaw does an excellent job of capturing an exciting, controversial period in American history and Boom! is a worthy addition to his growing canon. -- New York Post Praise for The Greatest Generation Offers welcome inspiration . . . It is impossible to read even a few of these accounts and not be touched by the book's overarching message: We who followed this generation have lived in the midst of greatness. -- The Washington Times From the Hardcover edition.
