Brian Williams, anchor for NBC News, is on the Board of Directors for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Last year, he was scheduled to be the Master of Ceremonies for a dinner that was attended by, and honoring, over 100 living recipients of the MoH.
Williams announced at the beginning of the dinner that he needed to leave because he had pressing business in New York.
What was the pressing business? A family engagement, a big news story, an emergency?
Williams had a ONE MINUTE CAMEO on "Saturday Night Live"!!
Is this the example he should set for others? Is this any way to treat the 100+ men in attendance that had risked their lives for the love of their country?
Can anyone provide a valid excuse why an appearance on SNL is more important than the Medal of Honor??
If you need more about this, the story is available online
http://www.punditreview.com/2006/10/03/b...
http://newsbusters.org/node/8052
2007-10-03 00:12:51 · 4 answers · asked by LC 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
I hope he never gets invited to something like this again..its shameful
2007-10-03 08:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Billie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is entirely possible that he was ordered to appear on Saturday Night Live by his bosses, who thought it might help the network's ratings. We don't know if he yelled and screamed about it privately, and then was a good soldier when told to do it.
Was it a bad situation? Yes. Worth losing a job over? Probably not, although it certainly made Williams do some thinking.
At least he showed up for a while.
2007-10-03 15:56:21 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You must remember that Mister Williams belongs to the same trade union as the other cast members on Saturday Night Live. That's the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. All news "anchors" are members of that union.
I suggest that the Society remove him from membership on the board. His name on the letterhead does little to enhance the reputation of the organization.
2007-10-03 05:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never thought he would be this rude.
2007-10-03 00:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋