disgraced news anchor brian williams has shown his face in public for the first time after being yanked off of his slot on nbc's nightly news williams, who was kicked off the show for lying about surviving an rpg attack in the iraq war, was the guest of honor at a fundraiser for the private catholic high school he attended as a boy the shamed newsreader schmoozed with guests at a casino in atlantic highlands, new jersey, in the hope of scraping together $1million to prop up the mater dei catholic prep school in nearby middletown schmoozing: brian williams, second from right, showed up at a fundraiser for the mater dei catholic prep school he attended until 1977 he also shelled out $50,000 to a save the school fund  back in the day: williams is pictured above in the 1970s, when he attended the high school  budding: williams, right, was editor of the student newspaper at the new jersey school  speaking to the two river times, williams waxed lyrical about his schooldays he said: 'i had four great years here i did not know it then, but it was the last degree i’d ever earn it’s a wonderful school, and it should be open for a long time, for everybody' 'four great years': williams committed to helping save the school just before nbc suspended him  according to the asbury park press, williams topped off his attendance at the $125 per head dinner with a $50,000 donation he handed over the cash without a salary to back it up   as nbc has cut his pay for the duration of his six month suspension williams left mater dei in 1977 afterwards he attended community college and two universities, but never graduated according to the gala's organizer, maria buzzanco, there were 'warm hugs' for the beleaguered anchor at the event, and 'everyone was telling him how much they support him' he first committed to trying to help save the school days before he was punished by nbc bosses for telling exaggerated tales about covering the iraq war williams had routinely claimed he was on board a chinook helicopter which was hit by a rocket propelled grenade, which miraculously did not explode he later admitted he wasn't there his old school has also been struggling in recent months, announcing in february it needed to raise an urgent $1million on top of the $10,000 a year it collects from each of its students fundraisers say they now have more than $900,000 of their hoped for total, some $80,000 of which was raised at the fundraiser williams attended singing for their supper: then $10,000 a year school has said it needs at extra $1million to keep the doors open 
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williams showed up at casino dinner to try to save mater dei catholic prep  he graduated from school, which now charges $10,000 a year, in 1977  handed over $50,000 donation as well as attending $125 per person meal  williams is not receiving a salary during six month nightly news suspension  was kicked off flagship show for lying about being hit by rpg in iraq 