Bob Sellers
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Bob Sellers is a former news co-anchor
for WSMV's 6 and 10 o'clock broadcasts. He was previously an anchor for WTTG
's Fox 5 Morning News. He also was an anchor for Fox News Channel
. Joining the network in 2002, he regularly hosted weekend hours of Fox News Live
and frequently anchored Fox News Live programs during the week. He also reported from Iraq during June of 2003.
Prior to Fox News, Sellers worked at CNBC
anchoring Market Watch
and Today's Business
, in addition to filling in as anchor on programs such as Squawk Box
and Power Lunch
. Additionally, he worked for KING-TV
in Seattle, WA, KENS-TV
in San Antonio, TX, and KTVL
in Medford, OR. He joined WTTG Fox 5 Morning News in 2006 where he served as a morning news anchor until July 2008.
He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 1973 draft, but did not sign. Instead, Sellers attended and graduated from the University of Virginia
with a bachelor of arts
in Government
and Foreign Affairs
. He attended the university on a baseball scholarship. He has recently served on the Board of Advisors for the Media Studies Department.
Sellers is currently Senior Investment Consultant for Gary Goldberg Financial Services, a boutique money management company headquartered in Suffern, New York. He has appeared as a markets guest on CNBC and has published numerous columns in various publications, most of them related to business. He has written columns for "Gear" and "Success" magazines and has placed work in newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bob is an Emmy-winning TV journalist with twenty years experience, including nine at the national level with CNBC and Fox News Channel. He is also the author of Forbes Best Business Mistakes: How Today’s Top Business Leaders Turned Missteps into Success. The book is based on a series of interviews with leading business figures about mistakes they made and the lessons or opportunities they gained as a result of those missteps. He has also launched the website/blog http://www.kidsoffthecuff.com, a modern version of "kids say the darndest things," based upon his "Conversations with my daughters."
Bob has written pieces for HuffingtonPost.com and published columns in Success and Gear magazines. He is also on the Board of Advisors in the University of Virginia’s Media Studies Department.
A former stock broker an Investment Adivsor, Bob anchored at CNBC during the dot.com era, interviewing business leaders such as Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Suze Orman, Peter Lynch and many others. At FNC, Bob anchored Fox News Live and reported live from the field on events such as the D.C. Sniper crisis and from Baghdad in 2003 after American forces toppled Saddam Hussein. He has interviewed world leaders from Benjamin Netanyahu to Mikhail Gorbachev.
At the local level, Bob won an Emmy in the category of Breaking News for his coverage of historic floods in Nashville in May of 2010 (where he worked as 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor for NBC affiliate WSMV-TV). (www.bobsellers.net) He has also worked in Washington, DC, Seattle, San Antonio and Medford, Oregon. He and his wife Anna have twin daughters and live in Nashville.
Anchor
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for WSMV's 6 and 10 o'clock broadcasts. He was previously an anchor for WTTG
WTTG
WTTG, channel 5, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
's Fox 5 Morning News. He also was an anchor for Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. Joining the network in 2002, he regularly hosted weekend hours of Fox News Live
Fox News Live
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and frequently anchored Fox News Live programs during the week. He also reported from Iraq during June of 2003.
Prior to Fox News, Sellers worked at CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
anchoring Market Watch
Market Watch
Market Watch is a show on CNBC that aired from 10AM to 12noon ET, hosted by Martha MacCallum and Tyler Mathisen , and Bob Sellers and Consuelo Mack . It was replaced by Midday Call on Feb 4, 2002....
and Today's Business
Today's Business
Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. The show gives news that will probably affect the trading day ahead.Today's Business was the equivalent program on...
, in addition to filling in as anchor on programs such as Squawk Box
Squawk Box
Squawk Box is a business news television program which airs at breakfast time on the CNBC network. The program is currently co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Rebecca Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a number of versions across CNBC's international channels, many of...
and Power Lunch
Power Lunch
Power Lunch is a television business news program on CNBC, airing between 1:00pm and 2:00pm Eastern Time. It is presented by Tyler Mathisen, Sue Herera, and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. Simon Hobbs will fill in on occasion. Bill Griffeth anchored the program alone from 1996 to 2002...
. Additionally, he worked for KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
in Seattle, WA, KENS-TV
KENS-TV
KENS is the CBS affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas owned and operated by The Belo Corporation. Prior to late April 2010, KENS also managed UPN, later The CW, affiliate station KCWX through a local marketing agreement...
in San Antonio, TX, and KTVL
KTVL
KTVL, channel 10 is a CBS television affiliate based in Medford, Oregon and broadcasts from a transmitter high atop Mount Ashland, 15 miles south of the city. The station covers eight counties in southern Oregon and northern California. The studios are located on Rossanley Drive in northwest...
in Medford, OR. He joined WTTG Fox 5 Morning News in 2006 where he served as a morning news anchor until July 2008.
He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 1973 draft, but did not sign. Instead, Sellers attended and graduated from the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
with a bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
and Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
. He attended the university on a baseball scholarship. He has recently served on the Board of Advisors for the Media Studies Department.
Sellers is currently Senior Investment Consultant for Gary Goldberg Financial Services, a boutique money management company headquartered in Suffern, New York. He has appeared as a markets guest on CNBC and has published numerous columns in various publications, most of them related to business. He has written columns for "Gear" and "Success" magazines and has placed work in newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Bob is an Emmy-winning TV journalist with twenty years experience, including nine at the national level with CNBC and Fox News Channel. He is also the author of Forbes Best Business Mistakes: How Today’s Top Business Leaders Turned Missteps into Success. The book is based on a series of interviews with leading business figures about mistakes they made and the lessons or opportunities they gained as a result of those missteps. He has also launched the website/blog http://www.kidsoffthecuff.com, a modern version of "kids say the darndest things," based upon his "Conversations with my daughters."
Bob has written pieces for HuffingtonPost.com and published columns in Success and Gear magazines. He is also on the Board of Advisors in the University of Virginia’s Media Studies Department.
A former stock broker an Investment Adivsor, Bob anchored at CNBC during the dot.com era, interviewing business leaders such as Bill Gates, Jack Welch, Suze Orman, Peter Lynch and many others. At FNC, Bob anchored Fox News Live and reported live from the field on events such as the D.C. Sniper crisis and from Baghdad in 2003 after American forces toppled Saddam Hussein. He has interviewed world leaders from Benjamin Netanyahu to Mikhail Gorbachev.
At the local level, Bob won an Emmy in the category of Breaking News for his coverage of historic floods in Nashville in May of 2010 (where he worked as 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor for NBC affiliate WSMV-TV). (www.bobsellers.net) He has also worked in Washington, DC, Seattle, San Antonio and Medford, Oregon. He and his wife Anna have twin daughters and live in Nashville.