Is Pete Williams retiring?
Veteran American Journalist Pete Williams retires from NBC after working with the network for nearly 3 decades. From 1993-2022, he worked as the Supreme Court and Justice Department correspondent for NBC News.
Following Williams’ retirement, Kelly O’Donnell will add to her tasks as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent till a permanent successor is chosen.
On Friday, July 29, 2022, NBC News’ Lester Holt, Andrea Mitchell and Washington Bureau Chief Ken Strickland hosted an event honour Pete, with attendees including Attorney General Merrick Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Jazz pianist Konrad Paszkudzki, John Williams’ The Mission, NBC Nightly News, Janelle Rodriguez, Yamiche Alcindor, Peter Alexander, Peter Baker, Sam Feist, Tammy Haddad, Neal Katyal, Michael LaRosa, Matt Miller, Jeremy Peters, Steven Portnoy, and many more.
Pete Williams expressing his gratitude said, “It’s been such a privilege and a pleasure to work with these great people at NBC News, who care about the work and care about each other. And that’s just such an unusual combination.”
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass earlier in the day at the NBC News Washington, D.C. bureau.
Pete Williams has not revealed what he will do next, but cited that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.”
Why is Pete Williams retiring?
Pete Williams has not revealed why he has retired.
How long has Pete Williams been with NBC News?
Pete Williams has been with the NBC network for almost 30 years.