Margaret Larson

{{Short description|American broadcast journalist}}

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Margaret Larson (née Pelley; born February 24, 1958) is an American retired broadcast journalist and television presenter. Her most notable position was with NBC News. She worked as a foreign correspondent from 1990 to 1992 as news anchor and substitute anchor from 1992 to 1994 on the Today show, later returning as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. For her last decade in journalism, she spent time volunteering with international aid organization Mercy Corps and acting as a board member. After a brief stint at KIRO-TV in Seattle as an anchor, she moved to KING-TV in the mid-'90s. She left KING-TV to accept a full-time position as Vice President of Communications for Mercy Corps in 2002."Margaret Larson speak for International Speakers Bureau." International Speakers Bureau. 26 Jan 2007 http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speakers/ISBB-6GPRYH/Margaret_Larson/. Larson later left this position to become an independent contractor for international aid organizations in order to broaden her focus to Africa and HIV/AIDS issues. Larson has consulted with Mercy Corps, World Vision, Global Partnerships, and PATH. In March 2010, she returned to KING-TV to host a one-hour lifestyle show, New Day Northwest, weekday mornings. Larson announced her retirement in early July 2020, with her last New Day Northwest episode broadcast on July 31, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=KING 5 |title=Margaret Larson announces retirement from KING 5 |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/margaret-larson-announces-retirement-from-king-5/281-adb19b4b-aa9b-4484-b597-8c6948765c9b |website=KING5.com |date=7 July 2020 |publisher=TEGNA, Inc. |accessdate=1 August 2020}}