Bob Dotson
Encyclopedia
Robert Charles "Bob" Dotson (born October 3, 1946) is an American
broadcast journalist employed by NBC News
. Dotson is a national correspondent on NBC New's top-rated "Today" show.
. He attended Kansas University, receiving a degree in journalism and political science in 1968, and in 1969 obtained a Master of Science degree in television and film from Syracuse University
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Dotson's first job in broadcasting was as Director of Special Projects at WKY-TV in Oklahoma City
between 1969 and 1975. In 1975 he moved to NBC News
, working with Cleveland-based WKYC-TV
, before leaving after two years to open a new NBC News bureau in Dallas. He moved to NBC News' Atlanta bureau in 1979.
His main work has been on American Story with Bob Dotson, a news report feature used in the Today Show. He has also hosted the travel series Bob Dotson's America, and has written two books.
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broadcast journalist employed by NBC News
NBC News
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. Dotson is a national correspondent on NBC New's top-rated "Today" show.
Biography
Dotson was born in St. Louis, MissouriMissouri
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. He attended Kansas University, receiving a degree in journalism and political science in 1968, and in 1969 obtained a Master of Science degree in television and film from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
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Dotson's first job in broadcasting was as Director of Special Projects at WKY-TV in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
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between 1969 and 1975. In 1975 he moved to NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
, working with Cleveland-based WKYC-TV
WKYC-TV
WKYC, virtual channel 3 , is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Cleveland, Ohio, owned by the Gannett Company. Its studio is located on the shores of Lake Erie, while its transmitter is located in Parma, Ohio....
, before leaving after two years to open a new NBC News bureau in Dallas. He moved to NBC News' Atlanta bureau in 1979.
His main work has been on American Story with Bob Dotson, a news report feature used in the Today Show. He has also hosted the travel series Bob Dotson's America, and has written two books.