Tom Brokaw says cancer is in remission
Tom Brokaw says his cancer is in remission.
The veteran NBC newsman announced Sunday that, after months of chemotherapy, he soon will begin a drug maintenance program.
Sharing with colleagues what he called “very encouraging news,” Brokaw’s internal memo noted that a year ago his future was “more uncertain than I cared to acknowledge.”
In February, he revealed that six months earlier he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow, and was undergoing treatment.
He called the past year “a challenge,” but added gratefully he met it in “world-class hospitals with brilliant physicians.”
The former NBC “Nightly News” anchor, now a special correspondent, has continued to work on projects during his treatment, including participation in last month’s election night coverage. Also in November, he took NBC Sports Network viewers on a trip to his native South Dakota for pheasant hunting season.
Brokaw, 74, began his career with NBC News in its Los Angeles bureau in 1966, later serving as its White House correspondent during the Watergate scandal before becoming anchor in 1983. Brian Williams replaced him as anchor in 2004.
Brokaw is the author of several books, including “The Greatest Generation,” his celebration of Americans who endured the Great Depression and World War II.
Elton John marries longtime partner
Entertainer Elton John and longtime mate David Furnish officially married Sunday on the ninth anniversary of the day they entered into a civil partnership.
The couple converted their civil bond under new laws implemented in England earlier this year that allow same-sex marriages.
On Sunday, the couple posted an Instagram picture of themselves preparing to sign official documents. “That’s the legal bit done. Now on to the ceremony!” they wrote.
John and Furnish planned a celebration at their estate near Windsor Castle west of London.
The singer – known for an impressive string of hits dating back decades – promised to post pictures of the festivities to fans around the world.
John said the wedding would be a joyous occasion shared with the couple’s two sons, Zachary and Elijah.
The menu was traditional and posh, featuring wild mushroom soup with truffle cream, beef short rib with caramelized onion pie and warm chocolate pudding with vanilla ice cream for dessert, according to a photo of the menu posted by Brooklyn Beckham, son of soccer start David Beckham and designer Victoria Beckham.
The birthday bunch
Actor Hector Elizondo is 78. Former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 69. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 66. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 52. Actress Lauralee Bell is 46. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jordin Sparks is 25. Pop singer Meghan Trainor is 21.