When did Tom Brokow join Nightly News?

• A. April 1982 as a co-anchor, then sole anchor in 1983.
• B. April 1980 as a co-anchor, then sole anchor in 1982.
• C. March 1983 as a co-anchor, then sole anchor in 1984.
• D. April 1985 as a co-anchor, then sole anchor in 1986.

Answer: (A)

This question tests your recall of when Tom Brokaw joined NBC Nightly News and when he became the sole anchor. He came aboard in April 1982 as a co-anchor, sharing duties during a transitional period for the program. The following year, in 1983, he moved into the sole anchor role, becoming the main face of Nightly News. The other date options don’t match the documented timeline, so the sequence of April 1982 as a co-anchor followed by sole anchorship in 1983 is the correct one.