Facts about Tom Brokaw

Occup.Journalist
FromUSA
BornFebruary 6, 1940
Age84 years

Summary

Tom Brokaw is a famous Journalist from USA, he/she is 84 years old and still alive, born February 6, 1940.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Tom, under the main topic Graduation.

Related authors: Connie Chung (Journalist)

22 Famous quotes by Tom Brokaw

Small: Its easy to make a buck. Its a lot tougher to make a difference
"It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference"
Small: It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced
"It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced"
Small: If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church
"If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church"
Small: Im not going to sit on the porch of the old anchormans home with a drool cup
"I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup"
Small: You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good l
"You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world"
Small: Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground u
"Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down"
Small: Dont overstate Fox News. Its still much smaller than the least of the network niches
"Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches"
Small: What I think is highly inappropriate is whats going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad a
"What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous"
Small: TV is a fickle business. Im only good for the length of my contract
"TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract"
Small: Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was
"Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way"
Small: The response to The Greatest Generation and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying
"The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life"
Small: Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now
"Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now"
Small: Peter will have a place in this brotherhood forever
"Peter will have a place in this brotherhood forever"
Small: While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is
"While attendance at traditional churches has been declining for decades... the evangelical movement is growing, and it is changing the way America worships"
Small: Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style
"Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style"
Small: I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-secur
"I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today"
Small: David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few wo
"David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph"
Small: What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events
"What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve"
Small: Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to ma
"Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to make sure that our piece of that remains important to those young people"
Small: Its all storytelling, you know. Thats what journalism is all about
"It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about"
Small: What I think is that Fox has done a very smart job of carving out their place
"What I think is that Fox has done a very smart job of carving out their place"
Small: Peter is an old friend. Im heartbroken, but hes also a tough guy. Im counting on him getting through th
"Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage"