Author: Katie Kilkenny / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Current and former colleagues of the NBC News special correspondent defended his character in the wake of accusations that he had harassed two women at NBC News in the 1990s.
One day after two women alleged Tom Brokaw sexually harassed them at NBC News in the 1990s, a cadre of female journalists including Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell and Maria Shriver have signed a letter characterizing the veteran journalist as “a man of tremendous decency and integrity.”
In the letter, sent Friday, current and former colleagues of the NBC News special correspondent write that “Tom has treated each of us with fairness and respect. He has given each of us opportunities for advancement and championed our successes throughout our careers.”
The signees, who write that collectively they have worked with Brokaw across four decades, add, “As we have advanced across industries — news, publishing, law, business, government — Tom has been a valued source of counsel and support. We know him to be a man of tremendous decency and integrity.”
Despite its support for the accused journalist, the letter maintains that each of the signees “endorse the conversation around abuse of power in the workplace.”
The missive comes just hours after an email Brokaw…
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