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Brian Williams might return to NBC — but probably not as an anchor

By
Beckie Strum
Published June 1, 2015, 2:00 a.m. ET

Lyin’ Brian Williams could get a second chance at NBC.

Executives at the network are looking into a new role for the newsman that would permanently remove him as anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” it was revealed on Sunday.

NBC News Chairman Andy Lack has resisted cutting ties with Williams ever since the newsman was suspended from his job as producer and anchor of “Nightly News.”

In recent discussions, Lack has voiced his support for creating a new position for Williams, one that might even keep him on camera, CNNMoney reported.

“Andy’s contorting to figure out a way to keep Brian,” an insider told the news website.

It was still unclear what kind of job Williams, who has a contract with the network for $10 million a year, would be given.

Lack has even asked staffers to “think creatively” about his future role, a source said.

Lester Holt has taken over as anchor of “Nightly News” since the suspension, and sources told CNN that Holt will keep that job regardless of Williams’ fate.

Keeping Williams at the network could avoid a messy — and expensive — breakup, especially since he has vowed not to give up his job without a fight.

One idea is to slowly phase Williams back into the newsroom until he regains the public’s trust.

He would return under the condition that he issue a full explanation of his past lies.

Any outcome that keeps Williams at the network is bound to be divisive.

Many in the NBC newsroom and across the industry still believe Williams will — and should — leave altogether.

In that case, NBC likely would have to pay him tens of millions of dollars to ensure he doesn’t publicly lash out at the network, sources said.

The 56-year-old veteran reporter was America’s most-watched evening news anchor until February, when NBC suspended him for six months without pay over claims that he embellished his reporting on the Iraq war.

It was discovered that Williams had tried to boost his macho, war-zone credentials by claiming to have been on an aircraft that took enemy fire. The claim was debunked.

An internal investigation by NBC News uncovered another 11 instances in which Williams embellished his reports.