Ron Mott
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Ron Mott is an American television news correspondent. He formerly worked for NBC News, and was a regular contributor to Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.
Early life and education
Ron Mott was born in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Northeast (KCMO) High School. Mott earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Missouri and a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.{{cite web|title=Ron Mott|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16677244|website=NBC Nightly News|date=17 January 2007 |access-date=22 November 2015}}
Career
Mott began his television career as a news reporter and fill-in anchor for WVNY in Burlington, Vermont{{cite news|last1=Stelter|first1=Brian|title=Ron Mott's Route To NBC News Reporter|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/ron-motts-route-to-nbc-news-reporter/6158|accessdate=22 November 2015}} and later KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri. 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.{{cite web|title=KOMU, The Columbia Missourian Win 12 Honors at the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards|url=http://journalism.missouri.edu/2010/06/komu-the-columbia-missourian-win-12-honors-at-the-kansas-city-press-club-heart-of-america-awards/|website=School of Journalism, University of Missouri|date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=22 November 2015}} He was an NBC News correspondent from May 2005-January 2020, and was based in Chicago, Boston and Atlanta. Mott also was an assistant at The Early Show/Saturday on CBS.
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, former Jack Nicklaus-owned Executive Sports International, KPMG, as well as advertising/publishing companies in New York City and the Palm Beaches, in Florida.
Mott also holds a private pilot's license.
References
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External links
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Category:American television reporters and correspondents