The Truth Behind What Happened To Tom Brokaw

Striking Gold Overseas

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Brokaw struck gold during the fall of the Berlin Wall. The anchor became the first English broadcast journalist to report the opening of the Berlin Wall. In addition, Brokaw was granted an interview with Gunter Schabowski — the man responsible for letting East Berliners to cross the wall to the West side without prior consent. As big as this was for his career, Brokaw was just getting started.