'Brokaw Explains Canada' Takes Internet by Storm

Ever since it aired Feb. 12 — during NBC’s run-up to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony — Tom Brokaw’s feature story on the history of the U.S.-Canada relationship has become an online favorite.

It’s been viewed more than 479,000 times on YouTube. And, “the search term ‘Brokaw explains Canada,'” reports the Calgary Herald, is “the No. 1 Twitter trending topic” in Canada.

In an interview with the Washington Examiner, sports columnist Jim Williams asked Brokaw if he ever expected such an “overwhelming response.”

“No,” said Brokaw.

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