Robert Kovacik

Robert Kovacik is an American television journalist based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently the lead morning reporter for NBC Los Angeles, appearing weekday mornings on Today in L.A. and is seen frequently on NBC affiliates throughout the country and on MSNBC. Kovacik holds an honors undergraduate Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Kovacik also has an honors graduate Master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. After graduating from Columbia, he spent over 5 years in New York City before moving to California. Kovacik began his career at 23 years of age when he became the youngest anchor in New York City for NIGHTWORLD at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) primary member station, KCET-TV. In 1994, he relocated to Los Angeles to become an anchor and reporter for KCOP-TV. He left KCOP in 2001, and was named the West Coast correspondent, anchor, and bureau chief for the newly formed National Geographic Channel and it's nightly news show, National Geographic Today. Kovacik joined KNBC-TV in 2004, and in 2006 he made world headlines when a murder suspect chose to surrender to him live on-air. In 2007 he was again in