Williams' most recent position is at MSNBC as the anchor of "The 11th Hour," the late night show that he helped create in 2016 (from CNN). It was designed to help with his comeback in journalism. Williams had previously worked his way up at NBC News and in 2004 took over for the legendary Tom Brokaw as the anchor for "NBC Nightly News" (from Forbes).
But then in 2015, Williams was suspended for six months after telling a false story about his time working as a reporter during the Iraq War in 2003; he stated he had been in a military helicopter when it was hit by a grenade. Soldiers who'd been on the helicopter refuted the story saying Williams was in a different chopper, and Williams ended up admitting the mistake: "I feel terrible about making this mistake, especially since I found my OWN WRITING about the incident from back in '08, and I was indeed on the Chinook behind the bird that took the RPG in the tail housing just above the ramp" (from Vanity Fair).
With MSNBC's "The 11th Hour," Williams found redemption with his career, and the show delivered high ratings (from NBC Universal). And Williams hopes the show's viewers will stay on even as he leaves; in his departure statement, he said "'The 11th Hour' will remain in good hands, produced by the best team in cable news."
