News anchor and TV presenter Brian Williams will not return to NBC's Nightly News program. However He will remain at the network in a yet to be revealed capacity.
CNN is reporting that one part of Williams' new position may be to serve as "the face of MSNBC" the network's 24/7 cable news channel.
Williams has been off the air since February when he was suspended by the network for exaggerating certain details regarding a combat encounter he experienced while reporting on the field during the Iraq War 12 years ago. His suspension was set to be lifted this August.
Willams' and his representative have you to make an official statement regarding his new status at the network.
Lester Holt, who has been handling the Anchor duties on an interim basis during Williams' suspension will be the new permanent host of the program. The appointment makes Holt the first black anchor of nightly network news program.
The scandal broke earlier this year when Williams told military newspaper the Stars and Stripes that a helicopter he was traveling in was struck from the ground by a rocket propelled grenade and was forced to make an emergency landing.
After his interview with the paper, US soldiers who served in Iraq took to social media to question Williams' retelling of how the events transpired.
Soon Williams found himself in the middle of a sweeping internal fact checking investigation as critics picked apart stories he had reported on, throwing his credibility as a journalist into question. Just days after, he was suspended for six months without pay by NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke.
"His actions are inexcusable and this suspension is severe and appropriate," Burke said while announcing Williams' suspension. "He deserves a second chance and we are rooting for him. Brian has shared his deep remorse with me, and he is committed to winning back everyone's trust."
No timetable has been set for when Williams might return to the air.
