NBC - WILLIAMS SAYS HE PICKED MICHAEL DOUGLAS AS NEW ANNOUNCER

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams said Tuesday that it was his idea to replace the program's long-time announcer with Michael Douglas. The previous announcer, Howard Reig, retired two years ago. In an interview with the Associated Press, Williams said "I called him and said, 'On top of all you've done as an actor, producer and Academy Award winner, this will mean a small slice of immortality in our industry. It also means wherever you are on Earth, at 6:30 pm Eastern time, you'll know your voice is on the air.'" Williams did not indicate why he wanted the change or why he wanted Douglas.

19/12/2007