He started working as a radio reporter while he was in college and after graduation; he found a job as the editor of a morning news program in Omaha, Nebraska. Then he worked for WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia before he joined NBC News in 1966. He primarily reported from California for NBC News while he also anchored the 11 p.m. news for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles.

Tom Brokaw has been married to Meredith Lynn Auld since 1962. His age was 22 years when he got married. He has 3 children with his wife Meredith.Tom has got an American nationality and he belongs to white ethnicity. He has a net worth of 80 million Dollars.