Tom Brokaw hospitalized: Former NBC News anchor taken to hospital

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Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw speaks to CNN in a Red Chair interview.
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Posted: 09/06/2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw, 72, was taken to the hospital Thursday morning while in Charlotte, North Carolina covering the Democratic National Convention.

A network spokesperson said Brokaw felt "light-headed" on the set of the program "Morning Joe."
 
"Out of an abundance of caution, he was taken to a hospital. He is being evaluated and is in good spirits," the spokesperson said in a statement.
 
A former anchor of NBC's "Nightly News," Brokaw now serves as a special correspondent for the network, where he reports and offers analysis for a variety of programs.

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