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Kerry Sanders
Born
New York City
EducationUniversity of South Florida
OccupationTelevision journalist
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]

Kerry Sanders is a retired American broadcast journalist. He was a correspondent for NBC News from 1991-2023.[2] He worked as a general news reporter for a number of Florida television stations including: WTLV in Jacksonville, FL (where he worked as a paid intern), WINK in Ft. Myers, WTVT, the CBS Affiliate and later Fox Owned and Operated Station in Tampa and WTVJ (NBC) in Miami. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of South Florida, from which he received his bachelor's degree and later a Distinguished Alumni Award. In 1996, he became a correspondent for NBC News, based in the network's Miami bureau.[2] He was immediately thrust into a major story, when the ValuJet crash occurred in the Everglades just days after he began with NBC.

He was a general assignment reporter and was seen at news events throughout the world and was regularly seen on NBC Nightly News, the Today show, MSNBC, and Dateline NBC. He retired on January 17, 2023, after 32 years with the network. During his retirement segment on the NBC Nightly News broadcast on January 17, 2023, he thanked his wife Deborah for putting up with him.[3]

Awards

Kerry Sanders is a Peabody Journalism Award winner,[2][4] Emmy Award winner,[5] Columbia DuPont Award winner and National Headliner award winner.

Notable coverage

He was well known for his Hurricane coverage during his career, including Hurricanes Andrew, Ivan, and Katrina. He has also been on the front lines in both Desert Storm in 1991 and as an embedded reporter with the US Marines during the Iraq War in 2003.[6]

References

  1. ^ "March 31, 2021". Stephanie Ruhle Reports. March 31, 2021. Event occurs at 54:00. MSNBC. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c About Us on NBC Nightly News. Kerry Sanders: NBC News Correspondent accessed April 5, 2011
  3. ^ "Beloved correspondent Kerry Sanders retires after 32 years at NBC News". 17 January 2023.
  4. ^ WTVJ-TV, Miami, FL, “Hurricane Andrew: As It Happened.” Peabody Winners Book, p. 56 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine Accessed April 5, 2011
  5. ^ NBC News Wins Five Emmy Awards. Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story Long Form. NBC News Decision 2008 Election Night. Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Accessed April 5, 2011
  6. ^ Kusnetz, Mark and Brokaw, Tom. (2003) Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Insider Story. Kansas City, Missouri. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 256 pages. A Google Books preview accessed April 5, 2011
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