Wald

This period, of course, is also the subject of the recent movie “A Complete Unknown,” which was based on Elijah Wald’s superb book “Dylan Goes Electric.”

Specialized care for the dying was introduced to the U.S. in 1963, when Yale University’s then dean Florence Wald invited Dame Cicely Saunders of the U.K. to participate in a visiting lecture at Yale.

“No one wants a tombstone that reads ‘Here lies the guy who killed the evening news,’” said Jonathan Wald, a veteran producer who worked with Brokaw on “NBC Nightly News.”

“You can’t listen to the chattering classes,” said Wald.

“He’ll be a great steward for what ‘Nightly’ is now and maybe even extend its lifespan by injecting some youth,” said Wald.