Brian Wood (journalist)
| Brian Wood | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Television |
KATU WMAR-TV KIRO-TV KLAS-TV |
Brian Wood is an American journalist.
Biography
Wood is an anchor and reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, OR.[1][2] From 2002 to 2008 he was the main anchor and managing editor at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]
He has also anchored and reported at KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, and KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Notable
Wood's live reporting as the Nisqually earthquake hit Seattle on February 28, 2001, was broadcast internationally.[4][5][6][7]
He shared the 1992 Peabody Award for reporting the documentary When the Salmon Runs Dry which explored the causes and effects of the declining population of wild salmon in the Columbia River system.
His work during the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan was featured in The Seattle Times.[8]
Wood has earned four Emmy awards and several AP and Society of Professional Journalists awards for his reporting on, among other subjects, the Green River Killer,[9] the deadly immigrant smuggling on container ships from Hong Kong and the sinking of the Interstate 90 floating bridge in November 1990.
Wood graduated from the University of Washington with an honors degree in Political Science and Communications.[10] He grew up in Bellevue, Washington, and attended Interlake High School.
References
- ↑ "Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ "HOME - ABC2 News Baltimore". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ "CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Seattle Earthquake - February 28, 2001". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Earthquake is Reality TV, Broadcasting & Cable Magazine
- ↑ CBS News 2/28/2001 (Vanderbilt Television News Archive)
- ↑ "Sports - Wood Boldly Reports What Few Dare To: News - Seattle Times Newspaper". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ TV.com. "History Alive: John List/Green River Killer". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "University of Washington - Department of Communication information courtesy of the College Index in the Media 411 database at TVJobs.com". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
External links
- Analysis: KIRO-TV's coverage was first, best (The Seattle Times newspaper)
- Brian Wood: Movers/Shakers (Seattle Weekly newspaper)
- Close to home: When your newsroom is part of the story