NBC News correspondent Kevin Tibbles has announced his retirement from the company. During Thursday’s edition of “NBC Nightly News,” the show aired a special tribute to honor his lengthy career with the network.
“Kevin, so many of us have looked forward to your stories that remind us of all the good out there and good people,” Lester Holt told Tibbles. “On behalf of your colleagues and our viewers, thank you for your storytelling and for your integrity and for lifting us up every night.”
Tibbles has been with NBC News since 1995 and based out of Chicago for the past 20 years. However, before that, he’s spent time in various covering warzones in Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Kosovo, and beyond.
Before joining NBC News, Tibbles spent 15 years as a National Correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War.
“Lester, it has been an honor, obviously, so many experiences, so many people, and I have traveled around the world and across this country – from North to South, East to West,” Tibbles said.
“It has been a blessing working for you, working for NBC News. I only have friends, and it has been great bringing stories of ordinary, regular people to the rest of the nation.”
