American Historian to Lead an American Tradition; Tom Brokaw Named Grand Marshal of the 112th Tournament of Roses.News Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000 Tournament of Roses President Lorne Brown today announced that esteemed journalist and author Tom Brokaw will lead the 2001 festivities as grand marshal of the 112th Rose Parade in celebration of the theme, "Fabric of America." In Brown's words, "Who could better represent this theme and the 2001 Rose Parade than Tom Brokaw, an individual who has devoted his literary and reporting career to revealing the many faces of America." The Tournament of Roses is honored to have Brokaw join the Tournament family as this year's grand marshal. Through the theme "Fabric of America," the Tournament of Roses hopes to showcase the array of remarkable people, places, events and philosophies that make up this country. Brokaw has introduced Americans, not only to the events of the day and the events of their country's past, but also to the people who made them, through his thoughtful and perceptive approach to the world. It is this curiosity and respect that makes him the perfect representative for this year's parade. An individual accustomed to bringing history-making events to millions, Brokaw will become a part of American history himself when he joins a tradition that dates back to 1890 -- ringing in the New Year from Pasadena. While Brokaw is widely recognized as anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. It has been known by this name since August 1, 1970. ," his credits extend far beyond his anchor desk at NBC News' world headquarters in New York. The highly awarded broadcaster has put the "Fabric of America" into words with his best-selling books. In 1998, he wrote "The Greatest Generation," an exquisite account of the generation of Americans born in the 1920s who came of age during the Great Depression, fought in the Second World War and went on to build America. In his second work, "The Greatest Generation Speaks," the families speak for themselves through their powerful letters and Brokaw reflects on why their lives of difficulty and triumph continue to strike such a deep cord in Americans today. The Tournament of Roses is proud to be the latest addition to Brokaw's list of "firsts," as this will be the first time he has traveled the Rose Parade route on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. . Other famous firsts for Brokaw include being the first to conduct an exclusive U.S. one-on-one interview with Mikhail Gorbachev and being the only anchor to report from the scene the night the Berlin Wall fell. In 1995, Brokaw was the first network evening news anchor to report from the site of the Oklahoma City bombing See Terrorism "The Oklahoma City Bombing" (Sidebar); Venue "Venue and the Oklahoma City Bombing Case" (Sidebar). and in 1996, from the scene of the TWA Flight 800 tragedy. This year, Brokaw again returned to Moscow for the first American television interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin and most recently, he served as master of ceremonies for the opening of the National D-Day Museum on the 56th anniversary of the Normandy invasion by the Allies. The road to garnering such highly notable news stories began when Brokaw graduated from the University of South Dakota Nomenclature
An acclaimed political reporter, Brokaw has covered every presidential election since 1968. From 1973 to 1976, he was NBC's White House correspondent and from 1976 to 1981, he anchored NBC News' "Today." His numerous awards include a Peabody for his report titled, "To Be an American," as well as several news Emmy awards, including: "China in Crisis" special report, reporting on the 1992 floods in the Midwest and this year, for coverage of the Balkan conflict in Kosovo. Complementing his distinguished broadcast journalism career, Brokaw has written articles, essays and commentary for several publications, including The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Washington Post, The Washington Post, The Morning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the dominant paper in the U.S. capital and one of the nation's leading newspapers. Established in 1877 as a Democratic Party organ, it changed orientation and ownership several times and faced Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Life, Outside and Interview. He has also received honorary degrees from a number of universities, including Notre Dame, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis “Washington University” redirects here. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. , Boston College, the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. and Fairfield University. In addition, he is on the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of the University of South Dakota, his alma mater, the Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. and the American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site were opened in 1877. . The 112th Rose Parade and the 87th Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T will take place on Monday, Jan. 1, 2001. For additional information on Tournament of Roses activities, call 626/449-ROSE, the 24-hour information hotline. |
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