Brian Williams, the host of “NBC Nightly News” for the past 10 years, signed a new long-term deal on Monday to remain the host of the Peacock Network’s national news show.
While details of the deal for the 55-year old anchor were not released, it is believed to be a five-year contract at roughly $10 million a year, according to the LA Times.
“Brian is one of the most trusted journalists of our time,” NBC News president Deborah Turness said in a memo to staffers announcing the new deal.
“He has led this organization through every major news event for the last decade, from Hurricane Katrina in his first year in the anchor chair to his exclusive interview with Edward Snowden this year, through elections, wars, natural disasters, tragedies and triumphs,” the memo read.
“In all of those cases he’s taken viewers to the heart of the stories that matter most in a way that’s uniquely his,” Turness added.
The new contract is no surprise — although the williams news show has seen some pressure in recent weeks from ABC’s “World News,” which recently saw David Muir take over from Diane Sawyer.
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