Amazon’s foray into live news coverage began with a familiar voice and face. “Good evening. It’s been a while,” said Brian Williams, the longtime NBC News anchor, kicking off election night coverage Tuesday at 2 p.

Let no one accuse Brian Williams of trying to lower expectations a week before his election night special coverage on Amazon Prime Video. “This will be the first — if you'll forgive the phrase — new product introduction in the election night space since color television,

Brian Williams didn’t come to Election Night to break news, but rather to put it all together. The longtime NBC News veteran kicked off an interesting American experiment Tuesday evening by taking to Amazon’s Prime Video to host an hours-long Election Night special that showed him using his gift of gab while his corporate benefactor

The former NBC anchor noted the streamer did not have a decision desk and would be reporting when other news outlets made calls.