Amazon could faucet Brian Williams to host an election evening particular

Former information anchor Brian Williams is in talks to host an Amazon Prime election evening particular, reports Variety. The present would apparently be a “non-partisan dialogue” as election evening information is available in and will embody a number of visitors.

Williams has been out of the information recreation for some time. He misplaced his position as anchor of NBC’s Nightly Information after a few of his reporting was found to have been repeatedly embellished. He went on to host MSNBC’s eleventh Hour till he resigned from the community in 2021.

If the deal goes by way of, Williams would start the November fifth presidential election evening broadcast as early as 5PM ET and proceed for as much as eight hours — or longer if the election is simply too near name, writes Selection, citing unnamed sources conversant in the talks. The present reportedly wouldn’t sustain with breaking information; as a substitute, Williams and his visitors would clarify occasions because the evening goes on. And the present received’t name the race, according to The Daily Beast.

The deal isn’t closing, Selection reported. Its sources additionally cautioned that the information doesn’t essentially imply Amazon is planning on common information applications.