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Tom Llamas
NBC News' Tom Llamas
Born

Thomas Edward Llamas


(1979-07-02) July 2, 1979 (age 45)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materLoyola University New Orleans (B.A.)
Occupation(s)Television news anchor and Television journalist
Years active2000–present
EmployerNBCUniversal
AgentUTA
Notable credit(s)ABC World News Tonight Sunday (anchor/weekday correspondent) (2014–2021)
NBC News (correspondent/substitute anchor)
Top Story with Tom Llamas (anchor) (2021–present)
Today (substitute news anchor) (2021–present)
SpouseJennifer Llamas
Children3

Thomas Edward Llamas (/ˈjɑːmɑːs/ YAH-mahss; born July 2, 1979) is an American journalist currently working for NBC News. He worked for ABC News as the weekend anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 2014 until his last ABC broadcast being on January 31, 2021. On May 3, 2021, he officially joined NBC as Senior National Correspondent and anchor for NBC News Now, hosting Top Story with Tom Llamas, as well as being a fill-in & substitute anchor for Today, and NBC Nightly News, He has won multiple Emmy Awards for his reporting, as well as two Edward R. Murrow awards.[1]

Early life[edit]

Llamas was born in Miami, Florida, on July 2, 1979, to Cuban immigrants who had fled the islandaspolitical refugees.[2] He attended Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami. Llamas graduated from Loyola UniversityinNew Orleans, Louisiana, with bachelor's degrees in both Broadcast Journalism as well as Drama and Speech[3] He was also a member of the LA Gamma chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, a social fraternity.

Career[edit]

Llamas began his broadcasting career in 2000 with the NBC News Specials Unit and moved to MSNBC where he worked from 2000 to 2005 and covered mostly politics. After that he moved to NBC's WTVJinMiami. Llamas moved to New York and joined WNBC and NBC News in 2009 as general-assignment reporter and anchor.

In September 2014, he moved to ABC News as a New York-based correspondent[4] and substituted for David Muir on ABC World News Tonight over the Christmas 2014 period. In 2015, Llamas became the Sunday anchor of ABC World News Tonight. He became the sole weekend anchor in January 2017.

During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign, Llamas spent the year reporting on the Republican candidates. He criticized the use by Jeb Bush and Donald Trump of the term "anchor baby" and was called a "sleaze" by Trump after questioning him about the amount of money he had donated to charity.[5][6]

In January 2021, it was reported that Llamas would leave ABC News and return to NBC News. His last broadcast on ABC News was on January 31, 2021.[7] In April 2021, it was announced that Llamas was named senior national correspondent for NBC News and will anchor a primetime newscast for NBC News Now.[8][9] A rebroadcast of the newscast, called Top Story with Tom Llamas, was added to the overnight schedule of most NBC stations on weeknights on March 28, 2022, replacing a replay of Today's fourth hour.

Awards[edit]

Llamas has won several awards including an Emmy Award for "Best Anchor" and "Best Hard News Story" and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for WNBC-TV's coverage of Hurricane Sandy.[4][10]

His first Emmy was awarded in 2008 for his reporting as the first TV journalist to work on a human smuggling interdiction at sea with the U.S. Coast Guard.[11] He won an Emmy Award in 2013 for his coverage of Hurricane Irene.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Loyola alumni, NBC anchor and producer kicks-off centennial, speaks to journalism students" (Press release). Loyola University New Orleans. April 10, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  • ^ Zizmor, Jordana (June 6, 2012). "An Interview with Tom Llamas". Huff Post. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  • ^ "Tom Llamas' ABC News Biography". ABC News. March 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  • ^ a b Ariens, Chris (September 3, 2014). "Tom Llamas Leaves WNBC for ABC News". Adweek. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  • ^ Wemple, Erik (May 31, 2016). "How to get Donald Trump to call you a 'sleaze' on national television". The Washington Post.
  • ^ Kopan, Tal (August 21, 2015). "Trump blasts ABC News, demands apology". CNN.
  • ^ Steinberg, Brian (January 26, 2021). "ABC News Anchor Tom Llamas Will Jump to NBC News". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  • ^ Johnson, Ted (April 26, 2021). "Tom Llamas Joins NBC News As Anchor And Senior National Correspondent". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  • ^ Steinberg, Brian (April 26, 2021). "Tom Llamas Joins NBC News as Primetime Anchor for Live-Streaming Service". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  • ^ "2013 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". Radio Television Digital News Association. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  • ^ "Tom Llamas". NBC New York. December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012.

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