Former NBCUniversal boss comes to the defense of Brian Williams [View all]

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Wright, who was in charge when Williams was hired from CBS and began a news show for sister network MSNBC in the ’90s, said, “Some of this puffing up (exaggeration) is accurate, but Brian Williams has helped NBC News. He has been the strongest supporter of the military of any of the news players. He never comes back with negative stories, he wouldn’t question if we’re spending too much. All the stories are very accurate. It’s ironic the military people are complaining. These were the people he held in high esteem.

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Insiders also said Williams has operated unchecked since a purge of several veteran editors that came with Comcast’s 2011 purchase of NBC.

“There are few people who talk to Brian in an authoritative way,” a former news manager told the Washington Post. “There really wasn’t anyone over him to say anything to him or to question his facts.”

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