Bob Dotson

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About Bob Dotson

New York Times best-selling author and longtime host of “The American Story with Bob Dotson” on NBC’s Today Show. Bob has crisscrossed America, more than four million miles, searching for people who are practically invisible, the ones who solve problems we all face, but are often overlooked. “The most under reported segment of our society,” he says, “is the REST of us.” So, Dotson became an investigative reporter of seemingly ordinary people. He created “The American Story” on NBC’s TODAY Show and that spawned a New York Times Best Selling book,"American Story, a Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things." During his 40 year network television career, Bob also covered politics, sports and breaking news. Produced documentaries. Ducked bullets reporting wars. Spent months trying to solve murders and been to more natural disasters than the Red Cross. Along the way he learned to shoot and edit video, blog, vlog, tweet, pin and post. He now writes a daily blog which the Society of Professional Journalists cited as the “best in new media.” His posts have been viewed more than 25 million times. Dotson’s unique approach to news got noticed. He is one of the most honored storytellers of our time. Bob’s won:* 10 National Emmy Awards (and 13 nominations.)* 6 Edward R. Murrow Awards for Best Network News Writing (and 12 more for reporting.)* 7 international film festivals (and documentary’s highest honor, the CINE Grand Prize.) Bob’s life’s work has been celebrated at the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian and the William Allen White Foundation for journalistic excellence. A half century of Bob Dotson’s stories and documentaries have been digitized. You can view them for free at: Website: WORKSHOPS Bob Dotson teaches the next generation of visual storytellers, conducting workshops in South Korea, Australia, England, Holland, Switzerland, and Austria. He has a distinctly different, hands-on approach. Others help them master the changing technology; Dotson teaches how best to tell a story once you do. The new edition of his classic book, “Make It Memorable: Writing and Packaging Visual News with Style” became Amazon’s best-selling journalism book. He offers dozens of new tips for the digital age and a step-by-step explanation of how to find and create all kinds of visual stories under tight deadlines.