“This Is NBC Nightly News”

Howard Reig, the voice of NBC News for almost 62 years, is finally signing off, the AP reports. “‘This is NBC Nightly News,’ the clear baritone would say, ushering in headlines from Watergate to terrorism. Now 84, with a career that spans the very life of television itself, Reig retires Friday as NBC’s last staff announcer,” David Bauder writes. His voice will continue to be heard on tape for a while…

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