Background
Dotson, Robert Charles was born on October 3, 1946 in St. Louis. Son of William Henry and Dorothy Mae (Bailey) Dotson.
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Robert Charles Dotson
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Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Political Science, Kansas U., 1968; Master of Science in television, Syracuse University, 1969.
Career
News director, Station KANU-FM, Lawrence, Kansas, 1966-1968;
reporter, photographer, documentary producer, KMBC-television, Kansas City, Missoury, 1968;
director special projects, WKY-television, Oklahoma City, 1969-1975;
correspondent, WKYC-television, Cleveland, 1975-1977;
network correspondent, NBC News, Dallas, 1977-1979;
correspondent Prime Time Saturday, Atlanta, 1979-1980;
correspondent Today Show, Atlanta, 1980-1985;
national correspondent, NBC Nightly News, Atlanta, since 1985;
national correspondent, Dateline NBC, since 1985. Visiting professor journalism U. Oklahoma, 1969-1973. Faculty affiliate Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
Writer, host Bob Dotson's American, travel channel andNBC Superchannel, 1996-1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member National Academy television Arts and Sciences, National Press Photographers Association (The Sprague Memorial award 1989), Writers Guild American, International Platform Association, Sigma Delta Chi.
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Married Linda Gay Puckett, July 1, 1972. 1 child, Amy Michelle.
