Audrie Pattenn Quotes

important to me that my departure not be used in any way to diminish the accomplishments of this news division.

I`ve concluded that it`s time to move on to a new challenge,

NBC Nightly News.

Since last spring, there`s been a lot of speculation in the press about my tenure here. I`ve made a decision and I wanted you to hear about what`s happening from me,

I also found myself missing the opportunity for the kind of creativity that I`ve had in previous jobs,

Reflecting on all of this, I`ve concluded that it`s time to move on to a new challenge,

(When he thought about his future,) I wondered if I would find the next few years as personally fulfilling as the first four I have spent as the president of NBC News, ... I also found myself missing the opportunity for the kind of creativity I`ve had in previous jobs.

It`s important to me that my departure not be used in anyway to diminish the accomplishments of this news division,

The Today show remains number one; Meet the Press continues to set the standard on Sunday; and Dateline is still the most innovative newsmagazine on television, with as many as four or five hours in a single week. After years of flux, we`ve stablized and improved the programming at MSNBC. There is more work to be done, but we`ve taken positive steps just as we did at MSNBC.com. We`ve added depth and diversity to the best television newsgathering team ever assembled. I hope you all share the pride that I have about NBC News.

It seems fitting to be spending my final days at work on one of the biggest stories of the year, ... I am confident I leave behind an extremely capable . . . experienced team.