Robert Kovacik

About

Robert Kovacik is an Anchor/Reporter for NBC Los Angeles. Kovacik has received wide-spread praise for bringing viewers in-depth coverage of international events from a local perspective, most recently the only Los Angeles television reporter sent to cover the terror attack in Manchester, England. He was selected as NBC4’s correspondent to the 2013 Papal Conclave in Rome, and his outstanding coverage was honored with an Emmy Award. In 2012, he was named the station's London Olympics correspondent, for which his exceptional reporting was recognized by the British-Consul General of Los Angeles as well as earning an Emmy. Robert Kovacik was Lead Morning Reporter on “Today in LA” for over six years. One of his more memorable live shots occurred when Kovacik was covering an extensive manhunt for an alleged murderer. The suspect suddenly appeared and surrendered to Kovacik while live on the air. His coverage earned an Edward R. Murrow Award, and a Golden Mike for breaking news reporting. Recognized for his versatile reporting, Kovacik was honored at the 70th Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Hard News Reporting" and named "Television Journalist of the Year" at the 55th Southern California Journalism Awards. He has received multiple Golden Mike and Murrow awards. As an investigative journalist, Kovacik's exclusive examination into the LA Fire Department's 911 response times prompted the Mayor to call for an audit of the LAFD. His investigation surrounding President Clinton’s impeachment earned Kovacik a place in the Kenneth Starr Report, and his groundbreaking expose into the overcrowded LA animal shelters forced the city to change its laws. Early in his career, Kovacik became the youngest anchor in the nation's largest television market, New York City, when he was named anchor of KCET's overnight venture, “Nightworld.” Kovacik is an honors graduate of Brown University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where he also graduated with honors.