NBC News’ Tom Llamas Will Add New Streaming Option to the Evening-News Fray
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTom Llamas is ready to leap into an increasingly crowded field for evening news.The NBC News anchor, who previously led a streaming evening program at ABC News, is preparing for the launch of a digital evening endeavor for NBC News, a project he vows will have a kinetic feel and range a little further afield than the linear products that still represent the best-known examples of the format.“This is going to be a fast-paced, high-story-count nightly newscast,” says Llamas in an interview. As news aficionados see an increase in programming options due to new streaming ventures, his show will need to bottle some of the ready energy he exudes, even in a simple phone conversation.