Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBrian Williams, the veteran anchor who became an integral part of MSNBC after a critical on-air gaffe in 2015 while behind the anchor desk at “NBC Nightly News” led to his removal from that landmark program, is parting ways with the cable-news outlet and striking out on his own.His next steps in the news business, or whether he expects to continue in it, remain unknown.“After nearly three decades as an award-winning journalist and anchor at MSNBC and NBC News, Brian Williams has informed us he would like to take the coming months to spend time with his family,:” said Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, in a memo Tuesday night. “He will be signing off from The 11th Hour at the end of the year.” Williams is.
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