Brian Williams Says He Doesn't Drink So That He Never Misses Breaking News
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Brian Williams took over the NBC Nightly News Facebook page Wednesday night to answer fans' questions.
After two hours of Reddit AMA-style back and forth, one of the most interesting things we learned about the 55-year-old news anchor is why he doesn't drink:
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Williams also addressed a common question from Nightly News viewers <span>—</span> why the show covers entertainment.
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He revealed that he's very different at home in his "normal" life than from what viewers see on TV.
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And gave advice to aspiring journalists.<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/542d71766bb3f7a1427c71de-493-144/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.15.09-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/542d7176ecad04881f9a74f6-492-129/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.16.20-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/542d717569beddac0ee84a62-494-175/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.12.41-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/542d71756da811a01f701307-494-232/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.13.10-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;">
Then Williams' NBC colleagues Matt Lauer, Willie Geist, and Savannah Guthrie started having some fun with the Facebook chat.<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/542d717669bedda30be84a62-490-671/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.26.30-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/542d7176ecad04f2269a74f7-492-368/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.18.32-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/542d7176eab8ea725ec5ed7a-494-588/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-11.26.52-am.png" border="0" alt="brian williams facebook chat" style="line-height: 1.5em;">
And finally, a farewell:
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