Amazon could faucet Brian Williams to host an election night time particular

Former information anchor Brian Williams is in talks to host an Amazon Prime election night time particular, studies Selection. The present would apparently be a “non-partisan dialogue” as election night time information is available in and will embrace a number of visitors.

Williams has been out of the information recreation for some time. He misplaced his function as anchor of NBC’s Nightly Information after a few of his reporting was discovered to have been repeatedly embellished. He went on to host MSNBC’s eleventh Hour till he resigned from the community in 2021.

If the deal goes by means of, Williams would start the November fifth presidential election night time broadcast as early as 5PM ET and proceed for as much as eight hours — or longer if the election is just too near name, writes Selection, citing unnamed sources aware of the talks. The present reportedly wouldn’t sustain with breaking information; as an alternative, Williams and his visitors would clarify occasions because the night time goes on. And the present received’t name the race, in accordance with The Every day Beast.

The deal isn’t ultimate, Selection reported. Its sources additionally cautioned that the information doesn’t essentially imply Amazon is planning on common information packages.