Following allegations of sexual misconduct against longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw – and Brokaw’s denial of any wrongdoing – more than 60 of Brokaw’s past and present female colleagues at the Peacock Network have come to his defense. Signers of a letter in support of Brokaw include some of the network’s biggest names, including Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Mika Brzezinski and Maria Shriver, according to reports. Brokaw, 78, is now a “special correspondent” at NBC after many years as anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” and co-host of the “Today” show. Brokaw quickly denied the claims, and received backing from NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack, who supported Brokaw in a memo to the network’s employees, the New York Post reported. The network has previously been rocked by a sexual misconduct scandal that resulted in the firing of longtime “Today” co-anchor Matt Lauer.

Source: Fox News April 28, 2018 08:26 UTC