Suspend Brian Williams? Fire him? That’s the question NBC-owned Philadelphia station WCAU is asking viewers in a series of tweets, the most recent this morning:
What should NBC News do about Brian Williams? To vote, reply with: “Nothing”, “Suspend him”, or “Fire him” [7/11]
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) February 10, 2015
The station has asked the question seven times so far, with a significant number of people tweeting back that NBC should do “nothing.”
Overall, NBC stations have remained relatively quiet on the Williams situation. “NBC is going about this in the right way by conducting an investigation,” Ralph Oakley, president of NBC Television Affiliates, told TVSpy. “The NBC affiliates are in full support of the network and its efforts to fully investigate.”
Williams has ties to WCAU, where he worked as a young reporter:
