Rob Nelson (reporter)
| Rob Nelson | |
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| Born |
June 5, 1978 New Jersey [1] |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1] |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
Rob Nelson (born June 5, 1978) is a weekend morning anchor and weekday reporter at WABC-TV. Nelson co-anchored the overnight news programs World News Now and America This Morning on ABC with various co-anchors, including Vinita Nair,[2] Peggy Bunker,[3] Tanya Rivero,[4] Yunji De Nies,[5] Paula Faris,[6] Diana Perez[7] and frequent fill-in Sunny Hostin. Nelson left on March 15, 2013.[8] He originally joined ABC on July 12, 2010.[1] John Muller succeeded Nelson as co-anchor of "World News Now"; Nelson's enormous popularity led to him becoming a regular fill-in for Muller. In January 2014, Nelson joined WABC-TV as co-anchor of the weekend morning newscasts, replacing Phil Lipof.
Before coming to ABC, Nelson had been an anchor for WWL-TV in New Orleans, and worked for the newspaper Times-Picayune.[9]
He is a native of southern New Jersey and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "ABC News names Rob Nelson as co-anchor"
- ↑ Feb 18, 2011 10:06 AM by Meagan Morris (2011-02-18). "ABC News' Vinita Nair leaves news for a soap opera". Sheknows.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Morning Anchor Peggy Bunker Leaving KOMO - TVSpy". Mediabistro.com. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Tanya Rivero News Stories and Articles". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Yunji De Nies ABC News Official Biography - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "ABC News Announces "World News Now" and "America This Morning" Co-Anchor Paula Faris". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "(log in only)". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "ABC News Announces New Assignments for Paula Faris, Diana Perez, Marci Gonzalez and Linzie Janis - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ Nola.com