David Verdi

“We at NBC News are proud and honoured to support the Trust, these journalists and their families around the world.”

David joined NBC News in 1990 as a producer on Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. He served as Assistant News Director from 1992-1993 and Executive News Director from 1993-2005. David has 33 years of experience and is the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for the 2011 Best Video Newscast, “Iraq, The Long Way Out”, NBC News live coverage of the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. David has championed the Trust for many years, and his support led to NBC becoming the first broadcaster to make a long-term financial commitment to support the Trust.

“A free press, exposing injustice, brutality and private and governmental corruption, is essential in protecting the rights of individuals and societies around the world. Freelance journalists, at their own peril, are often at the forefront of this reporting. The Rory Peck Trust’s support of these freelancers and their families is vital to enabling this type of journalism. Without such support, truth and justice would be the casualties. When NBC News lost our freelance soundman outside of Fallujah, Iraq in 2003, the Rory Peck Trust provided financial and emotional support to his family.”