The Alexandria Project, Chap. 15: The Alexandria Project Makes the Evening News

“Brian Williams stood center stage in the NBC Nightly News
studio, as always impeccably dressed and at ease in a conservative
business suit. He shared a last quiet joke with the intern
straightening his tie, and then on cue turned to the camera. As
always, he read the day’s headlines from the teleprompter with a
serious expression. Then, with a warm and slightly wry smile, he
alluded to the “Making a Difference” segment that would close the
broadcast. As always, he concluded with the signature phrase,
“Nightly News begins now.”

“As the last bar of theme music faded at 00:42 on the now
reversed timer, Williams looked directly into the camera, ready to
read the lead story of the day. Right on schedule, his script
started to scroll down the teleprompter, and Williams began to read
in an appropriately earnest voice.

“”Good evening. We begin tonight with the shocking story of how
the U.S. Government has hidden the threat of global collapse from
the American People.”

“What the hell was going on here, the normally unflappable
Williams wondered. This story hadn’t been on tonight’s
script…”

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