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Joe Fryer (journalist)

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Joe Fryer
Born
Joseph Fryer

(1977-07-29) July 29, 1977 (age 47)
EducationNorthwestern University Medill School of Journalism
OccupationJournalist
EmployerNBC News
Known forReporter at KING-TV and KARE-TV. NBC News correspondent
PartnerPeter (c. 2008-present)[1]

Joe Fryer is an American journalist working for NBC News.[2] Fryer joined NBC News in 2013 as a part-time correspondent and officially joined NBC News as a full-time correspondent on October 21, 2013, and Fryer also serves as a weekday & weekend fill-in and substitute anchor For Today, Saturday Today, Sunday Today With Willie Geist and NBC Nightly News. [3][4]

He reports for all platforms of NBC News including Today, Weekend Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.

Before joining NBC, Fryer was a reporter for KING-TV, the NBC affiliate in Seattle, Washington.[5][6]

Career

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Fryer has worked for KARE-TV[2] in Minneapolis, Minnesota; WTVF–TV in Nashville, Tennessee; WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.[7]

In 2014, Fryer won an Emmy with photojournalist Jeff Christian in the category of "Feature News Report."[8] He also won in the writing category for his composite "Fryer's Favorite Features."

References

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  1. ^ Fryer, Joe (June 27, 2019). "NBC correspondent Joe Fryer looks back on coming out: 'Visibility is vital'". Today (NBC News).
  2. ^ a b J, C (19 August 2013). "C.J.: Ex-KARE11 figure Joe Fryer hot on trail of national news". Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2013. Fryer is also on the story about Bob Filner, the San Diego mayor who won't leave despite serial allegations of sexual harassment.
  3. ^ "Joe Fryer Named NBC News Correspondent - TVNewser". Mediabistro.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  4. ^ Gustafson, Amy Carlson (August 17, 2013). "Former KARE reporter on network news in August". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. ^ "KING Reporter Joe Fryer Joins NBC News - TVSpy". Mediabistro.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  6. ^ Debora Halpern Wenger; Deborah Potter (17 February 2011). Advancing the Story: Broadcast Journalism in a Multimedia World. SAGE Publications. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-1-4833-0523-3.
  7. ^ "About Joe". JoeFryer.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  8. ^ "2014 - 51st Annual Emmy® Recipients | Nominations & Recipients". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
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