Pete Williams, 70, to retire from NBC News in July after three decades at network

LONGTIME NBC correspondent Pete Williams will retire from the network at the end of July after nearly three decades with the outlet.

NBC News President Noah Oppenheim made the announcement in a message to staffers on Thursday.


He wrote, “For generations of NBC News reporters, working alongside Pete has been a daily masterclass in journalism.

"But perhaps more importantly, it has been a masterclass in what it means to be a good colleague. Pete’s decency, kindness, and generosity are unmatched.

"For those that know Pete well, it’s his warmth, humor, wit, and compassion that will be missed most.”

Oppenheim did not specify what Williams would do next or if he planned on retiring from journalism altogether.

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As a former local TV news reporter, Williams made a name for himself after joining the Pentagon as a spokesman under President George H.W. Bush in one of the rare journalist turned spokesperson moments.

He joined the NBC in 1993 as a justice correspondent based in Washington DC, conveying the latest news from the US Department of Justice and the Supreme Court.

At the network, Williams covered major breaking news stories, such as the Bosnian War and the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, where he earned praise from other media outlets for choosing to report events in a restrained, exemplary fashion.

Unsurprisingly, he most recently broke the news of Justice Stephen G Breyer's retirement from the Supreme Court in January.

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