Tom Brokaw
publication date: Monday, April 27, 2015 (part of Spring 2015)
category: Journalism
clue: This longtime NBC newsman is the greatest namer of the greatest generation.
explanation: Brokaw's book The Greatest Generation coined the phrase to describe the generation that went through the Great Depression and World War II, and the term has since entered common parlance. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein