Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams will be working again on election night, anchoring a live special with results and analysis to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon announced the plans on Thursday, saying the election night streamcast will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern, with no end time given. His longtime NBC colleague, Jonathan Wald, will be executive producer.
An election night telecast is a new frontier for a big streaming service, one that doesn't have its own news operation. Prime Video was scant on details in a news release, saying the show will have results from third-party news sources and a variety of as-yet unnamed guests to talk about them.
Williams and Wald were not immediately available, according to Amazon.
As anchor of 鈥淣BC Nightly News鈥� from 2004 to 2015, Williams led the network's election night coverage. He later went to work at MSNBC as anchor and host of his own late-night news program, which he left in 2021.
鈥淎fter 41 years in the business 鈥� from local news to network shows to cable news 鈥� this feels like the next big thing,鈥� Williams said. 鈥淎nd the global marketplace of Amazon is a natural home for this first-of-its-kind venture. Together we will follow the storyline on election night wherever it leads us.鈥�
Amazon said this is a one-night only event for the service and Williams.
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