{{Short description|American journalist}} {{Infobox person | name = Neal Karlinsky | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Neal A. Karlinsky | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|14|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | known_for = Correspondent for ABC News | alma_mater = Michigan State University | spouse = Malia | years_active = 1990–present }} '''Neal A. Karlinsky''' (born October 14, 1968) was the Seattle correspondent for ABC News. He has been nominated twice for the 30th and 32nd News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story category. Karlinsky received a nomination, in the Television Segment category at the 2012 James Beard Awards, where he hosted a cooking segment with John Berman, on ''Nightline''.
He is now a Storyteller for Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nealkarlinsky?lang=en|title=Neal Karlinsky (@NealKarlinsky) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Karlinsky was born, on October 14, 1968,<ref name="Day">{{cite web|title=Just landed in Chile. Better late than never, plus good timing for a celebration...it's my birthday today!!|url=https://twitter.com/NealKarlinsky/status/27343301307|first=Neal|last=Karlinsky|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=October 12, 2015|date=October 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Intelius">{{cite web|title=Neal A Karlinsky in the United States|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Neal&qmi=A&qn=Karlinsky&qcs=&focusfirst=1|author=Intelius|publisher=Intelius|accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref> in Detroit, Michigan,<ref name="Hometown">{{cite tweet |title=Pride for my hometown. Detroit won the night...http://bit.ly/ep40qL |user=NealKarlinsky |number=34475923084410880 |first=Neal|last=Karlinsky|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=October 12, 2015|date=February 6, 2011}}</ref> the son of Arnold and Vivian Karlinsky (née, Monarch), and he was raised with a brother, Paul, and a sister, Deborah.<ref name="Father Obituary">{{cite web |title=Arnold Karlinsky Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=arnold-d-karlinsky&pid=138664408 |author=Karlinsky family |work=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref> He obtained his baccalaureate from Michigan State University in journalism.<ref name="ABC News">{{cite web |title=Neal Karlinsky |url=https://abcnews.go.com/News/neal-karlinksy-abc-news-official-biography/story?id=127072 |author=ABC News |publisher=ABC Medianet |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref>
==Career== He started his journalism career at WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan, where he would eventually move to Nashville, Tennessee to WKRN-TV, while finally landing at KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington.<ref name="ABC News"/> In August 2000, Karlinsky joined ABC News as a Seattle-based correspondent, where he has covered the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, garnering him a nomination at the News & Documentary Emmy Award, for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story.<ref name="IMdB Awards">{{cite web |title=Neal Karlinsky : Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4157566/awards |author=IMDb |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Emmy Awards">{{cite web |title=30th Annual Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html |author=News & Documentary Emmy Award |publisher=News & Documentary Emmy Award |accessdate=October 12, 2015 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826221643/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This ongoing story appeared on ''ABC World News Tonight''.<ref name="IMdB Awards"/> John Berman and Karlinsky received a nomination for a cooking segment on ''Nightline'', at the 2012 James Beard Awards, in the Television Segment category.<ref name="JB Awards">{{cite web |title=2012 James Beard Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html |author=James Beard Foundation Award |publisher=James Beard Foundation Award |accessdate=October 12, 2015 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826221643/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life== He is married to Malia Karlinsky, an Emmy award winning Lifestyle Reporter and Producer at KOMO-TV, the ABC affiliate in Seattle. They have two children. <ref name="ABC News"/>
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==External links== *[http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/for-abcs-neal-karlinsky-lance-armstrong-confession-is-personal/163678 ''Adweek'' Story]
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