Brokaw to wind down: youngest of the Big Three anchors will be first to move on. (Top of the Week).(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, June, 2002 by Ramano, Allison

You'd think it would be transition time at all three major broadcast-network news divisions and for their primary anchors--all of whom have been in their seats since the early 1980s. ABC's Peter Jennings will be 64 this year, and Dan Rather will be 72. But last week it was the youngest of the Big-Three anchors, Tom Brokaw, at a sprightly 62, who announced plans to lighten his load after the 2004 presidential election and make way for Brian Williams, just 43, to take over as the face of NBC News.

And maybe, that's it. Sources say that Rather has all but signed a new contract that will keep him at CBS through 2006. Jennings has been in talks about a new contract for months now, and it's been reported that Disney wants to shave a few million...

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