It was getting pretty darned hot in that kitchen.NBC TV anchor Brian Williams chose to stay off air in the wake of an internal probe he faces for embellishing a story about taking fire while flying a chopper in Iraq in 2003.
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“As managing editor of NBC Nightly News, I have decided to take myself off of my daily broadcast for the next several days, and Lester Holt has kindly agreed to sit in for me to allow us to adequately deal with this issue,” Williams posted on NBC's website.
“In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions,” the anchor explained.
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Yeah. He’s not coming back, is he? In a few years, he’s going to write a book or something. Have his own radio or cable show. Hang out with Dan Rather.Brian Williams himself expects the scandal to cast a serious shadow over his career.
“Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us,” Williams wrote.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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