Bob Dotson

Robert Charles "Bob" Dotson (born October 3, 1946) is a New York Times best selling American author, teacher and television journalist.

[1] His long-running series, "The American Story with Bob Dotson," was a regular feature on NBC's Today show for 40 years.

[12] On October 15, 2015 Rowman & Littlefield published the second edition of Dotson's journalism textbook, Make it Memorable, an update for the digital age.

[15][page needed] In September 2015 Dotson served as the first Stembler Visiting Professional at the School of Media and Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[18] In July 2014 Dotson was the keynote speaker at the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy conference, United Nations, New York, NY.

[21] In March 2013 Penguin/Random House published Dotson's third book, American Story, a Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things.

[24] In May 2000 Dotson moved to New York City and began reporting his "American Story" exclusively for the NBC Today Show.

[27] In September, 1979, Dotson began a series of video workshops for students attending Radio and Television News Directors Association conventions.

He joined three previous St. Louis Media Hall of Fame inductees from NBC: Dave Garroway, Joe Garragiola and Bob Costas.

On April 23, 2015 Dotson received the William Allen White National Citation for long standing journalistic excellence in service to the profession and community.

Past winners include Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger and CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite.

[33] In March 2013 Penguin/Random House published Dotson's third book, American Story, a Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things.

[35] In October 1999 Dotson received a Murrow Award from the Radio and Television Digital News Association for "Best Network Writing."

[35] In 1995 Dotson received two National Clarion Awards from Women in Communications for his work on the Susan Smith Trial and his American Story television series.

[37] In 1991 Dotson received the CINE Golden Eagle Grand Prize for Best Documentary in International competitions – "El Capitan's Courage Climbers."