Pete Williams is 70 years old as of 2022.
Pete Williams celebrates his birthday every February 28. He was born Louis Alan Williams on February 28, 1952 in Casper, Wyoming, United States to May Louise and Louis Williams.
Pete Williams is a former American journalist and former government official. From 1993-2022, he worked as a television correspondent for NBC News.
Born and raised in Casper, Wyoming, Williams studied at Natrona County High School and subsequently graduated from Stanford University, where he had originally studied engineering but later changed to journalism.
Williams began his career in local news with the Casper, Wyoming, television station KTWO and its eponymous radio station in 1974.
In 1986, Williams became press secretary for U.S. Representative Dick Cheney and followed Cheney to the United States Department of Defense as Cheney became United States Secretary of Defense to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in 1989 during the George H. W. Bush administration.
Williams became a correspondent for NBC News in late March 1993 after leaving the Defense Department.
Pete Williams retired from NBC News on July 29, 2022.
In 2012, the University of Wyoming awarded Williams an honorary Doctor of Letters, in recognition of his many contributions to journalism. He was praised for his “sound judgment, fair-mindedness, impeccable ethics, and dedication to service.
Williams was named the recipient of the 2018 John F. Hogan Award, presented annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).