Tom Brokaw won’t be leaving his broadcast home of 38 years.
NBC announced on Wednesday that Brokaw, 64, has signed a contract that will keep him at the network through 2014. (MSNBC is a joint venture between NBC and Microsoft.)
Brokaw, who’s stepping down as anchorman of NBC’s “Nightly News” Dec. 1, will anchor and produce documentaries for NBC as well as its other cable channels, including MSNBC and CNBC.
He will also serve as an analyst on major breaking news events, the network said.
The author of “The Greatest Generation” about the people who fought World War II, Brokaw also plans to continue his writing career.
NBC News has a tradition of locking up its big names to long-term contracts; “Meet the Press” host Tim Russert, for example, is signed through the 2012 election.