John Michael Seigenthaler (/ˈsiːɡənθɔːlər/ SEE-gən-thaw-lər; born December 21, 1955) is an American news anchor and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards[1] board of jurors.
[3] Seigenthaler is a graduate of Father Ryan High School and Duke University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in public policy in 1978.
Seigenthaler began his television news career in 1980 as a writer and producer at WNGE-TV (now WKRN-TV) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Seigenthaler announced during his April 1, 2007, newscast that it was his final broadcast as anchor of the weekend edition of NBC Nightly News.
The network announced in October 2006 that job cuts and consolidation of operations would slice some $750 million from parent NBC Universal's budget by 2008.