Ron Mott

Ron Mott is a retired American television news correspondent. He formerly worked for NBC News, and was a regular contributor to Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.

Ron Mott
Born
Kansas City, Kansas
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationUniversity of Missouri
Columbia University
Occupationtelevision journalist
Years active2002-2020

Early life and education

Ron Mott was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Northeast (KC) High School in 1986. Mott earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Missouri in 1994, and a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, in 2001.[1]

Career

Mott began his career as a news reporter and anchor for KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri, and for WVNY in Burlington, Vermont.[2] He won a national Emmy Award for coverage of President Barack Obama's 2008 election, reporting from Africa. He's also received numerous Emmy nominations, including for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina.[3] He was an NBC News correspondent from May 2005-January 2020, and was based in Chicago, Boston and Atlanta.

Mott covered two Olympic Games (Vancouver, 2010, and Rio, 2016) for NBC, as well as assignments across the world.

He's also worked for the Kansas City Star/Times, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Kansas City Chiefs, Jack Nicklaus-owned Executive Sports International, and KPMG.

Mott also holds a private pilot's license.

References
  1. "Ron Mott". NBC Nightly News. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. Stelter, Brian. "Ron Mott's Route To NBC News Reporter". Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. "KOMU, The Columbia Missourian Win 12 Honors at the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards". School of Journalism, University of Missouri. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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