Rob Nelson (reporter)

Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Born	c. 1978/1979 (age 42–43)
Alma mater	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation	News Anchor NewsNation Prime on NewsNation *Former Anchor/Reporter WABC-TV; Former Co-anchor of World News Now and America This Morning; Former ABC News Correspondent (2013);
Years active	2000–present

Rob Nelson (born June 5, 1978)^[1] was the Weeknight News Anchor for NewsNation’s primetime newscast NewsNation Prime. Nelson was a weekend morning anchor and weekday reporter at WABC-TV.

Early life[]

Nelson was raised in Mt Laurel, New Jersey and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.^[2]

Career[]

After working seven years for the New Orleans newspaper The Times-Picayune,^[1] Nelson in June 2007 became a morning anchor for WWL-TV in that city. On July 7, 2010, he became co-anchor of the ABC overnight news program World News Now and that network's America This Morning.^[2] In January 2014, Nelson joined New York City's WABC-TV as co-anchor of the weekend morning newscasts, succeeding .^{[citation needed]} On February 24, 2020, he announced he was leaving the station to pursue other opportunities.^[3] Nelson subsequently headed to Chicago, where he helped Nexstar Media Group launch NewsNation for its national station WGN America.^[4]

Awards[]

Nelson has won awards from organizations including the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, the and the .^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Walker, Dave (May 12, 2010). "WWL-TV's Rob Nelson headed to ABC's overnight newscast". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Nelson, a 31-year-old New Jersey native...
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "ABC News names Rob Nelson as co-anchor" (Press release). ABC News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010.
^ Nelson, Rob (February 24, 2020). "My Email Today to Colleagues Announcing My Departure from Channel 7". Rob Nelson verified Facebook account. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
^ Pope, John (August 31, 2020). "Rob Nelson, former New Orleans newsman, will help to launch national news show in Chicago". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

External links[]

[NOLA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Walker, Dave (May 12, 2010). "WWL-TV's Rob Nelson headed to ABC's overnight newscast". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Nelson, a 31-year-old New Jersey native...

[ABCNEWS2010-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "ABC News names Rob Nelson as co-anchor" (Press release). ABC News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010.

[3] Nelson, Rob (February 24, 2020). "My Email Today to Colleagues Announcing My Departure from Channel 7". Rob Nelson verified Facebook account. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

[4] Pope, John (August 31, 2020). "Rob Nelson, former New Orleans newsman, will help to launch national news show in Chicago". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

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