Brian Williams' suspension is over and he will appear on MSNBC in September
- The disgraced anchor six-month suspension ended this week but it remained unclear when he'd return to news as an MSNBC anchor
- Williams was suspended on February 10 after his story about flying in a helicopter hit by enemy fire in Iraq in 2003 was shown to be false
Brian Williams' six-month suspension from NBC News for exaggerating his role in news stories is over.
However, NBC told CNNMoney on Tuesday that Williams won't assume his new role at MSNBC in mid-September.
Williams was suspended on February 10 after his story about flying in a helicopter hit by enemy fire in Iraq in 2003 was shown to be false, triggering an investigation into other incidents of self-aggrandizement in talking about his reporting.
Brian Williams' return: The disgraced anchor six-month suspension ended this week but it remained unclear when he'd return to news as an MSNBC anchor
He lost his job as NBC's 'Nightly News' anchor and was named a breaking news anchor at MSNBC.
MSNBC hasn't announced a start date for Williams. The tentative target for his return is for the network's coverage of Pope Francis' visit to the United States, scheduled for Sept. 22-27, according to an executive there who spoke on condition of anonymity because plans aren't fully set.
MSNBC — which along with CNN runs a distant second to Fox News Channel in prime-time viewership — is in the midst of a makeover driven by poor ratings, jettisoning much of its opinionated daytime programming. New NBC News chief Andrew Lack is seeking to turn MSNBC into a breaking news outlet during the day, with assistance from NBC News personalities, and restrict its liberal viewpoint to the evening.
Williams was suspended on February 10 after his story about flying in a helicopter hit by enemy fire in Iraq in 2003 was shown to be false, triggering an investigation into other incidents of self-aggrandizement in talking about his reporting
Other than announcing Williams' role and the start of a new late afternoon show hosted by 'Meet the Press' moderator Chuck Todd, many of the details about MSNBC's plans remain under wraps.
Besides giving MSNBC more time to retool, the pope's visit offers a relatively predictable news event for Williams to start back with.
Williams has remained out of NBC's offices, except for a day in June when he spoke to colleagues in New York and Washington and apologized for his actions.
He also gave an interview to Matt Lauer on the 'Today' show, where he said his misstatements had been driven by ego: 'I had to be sharper, funnier, quicker than anybody else, put myself closer to the action.'
NBC News never released the results of its investigation into Williams' reporting.
Lester Holt saw great ratings success when he took over for Williams this summer
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