John Michael Seigenthaler (born December 21, 1955) is an American news anchor. He is well known as a former weekend anchor and correspondent for both NBC and MSNBC. He is the son of the late newspaper journalist John Lawrence Seigenthaler, and named for his father. He is best known for his eight-year tenure as weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News. In July 2008, Seigenthaler joined his family company Seigenthaler Public Relations, but continued to be based in New York. From 2013-2016 he worked for the now defunct Al Jazeera America as its evening news anchor.