Media | Brian Williams Brian Williams Cancels Letterman Appearance Embattled NBC anchor still on hiatus By Rob Quinn Posted Feb 9, 2015 12:03 AM CST Copied Brian Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event in New York last fall. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) Looks like David Letterman will have to save that "Top 10 Things That Really Happened to Brian Williams' Helicopter" list for another time: The NBC anchor has canceled his scheduled Thursday appearance on the Late Show, reports the Los Angeles Times. An NBC exec says the anchor, who's on hiatus amid questions over Iraq and Hurricane Katrina stories, decided to pull out of the Letterman appearance because it's not clear when he will return to NBC Nightly News. In 2013, Williams appeared on Letterman's show and shared his false story about being in a helicopter that was hit by RPG fire in Iraq, Mediaite reports. Read These Next South Africa's weekend arrived with a grim start. Bodies found at lifetime felon's former home. Updated list of free days at national parks is raising some eyebrows. Looks like we have a date for the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce nuptials. Report an error