He was diagnosed with multiple strokes in August , NBC says . NBC says he remains ` ` the luckiest guy I know '' He sat in the ` ` NBC Evening News '' anchor chair from 1982 until 2004 .
Brokaw was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August , NBC says . Brokaw says he remains `` the luckiest guy I know '' He sat in the `` NBC Nightly News '' anchor chair from 1982 until 2004 .