Original: Thomas John '' Tom '' Brokaw ( Ë broÊ kÉ '' Ë ; born February 6 , 1940 ) is an American television journalist and author best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004 .
Simplified: Thomas John Brokaw ( born February 6 , 1940 in Webster , South Dakota ) is a popular American television journalist and is the former anchorman ( host ) of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw .