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Brian Wood | |
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| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Television | KATU (2008–2021) WMAR-TV (2002–2008) KIRO-TV (1982–2001) KLAS-TV (1981–1982) |
Brian Wood is an Americanjournalist. He has spent most of his career working for news outlets in thePacific Northwest of the United States.
Wood grew up inBellevue, Washington, and attendedInterlake High School, before graduating from theUniversity of Washington with an honors degree in Political Science and Communications.[1]
He shared the 1992Peabody Award for reporting the documentaryWhen the Salmon Runs Dry which explored the causes and effects of the declining population of wild salmon in theColumbia River system.[citation needed]
His work during the1998 Olympics inNagano, Japan was featured inThe Seattle Times.[2]
Wood's live reporting as the2001 Nisqually earthquake hit Seattle on February 28, was broadcast internationally.[3][4][5]
Wood was an anchor and reporter forKATU (TV) inPortland,Oregon.[6] From 2002 to 2008 he was the main anchor and managing editor atWMAR-TV inBaltimore,Maryland.[7]
He has also anchored and reported atKIRO-TV inSeattle, Washington, andKLAS-TV inLas Vegas, Nevada.
Wood has earned four Emmy awards and several AP and Society of Professional Journalists awards for his reporting on, among other subjects, theGreen River Killer,[8] the deadlyimmigrant smuggling oncontainer ships fromHong Kong and the sinking of theInterstate 90 floating bridge in November 1990.
