# Neal Karlinsky
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{{Short description|American journalist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Neal Karlinsky
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| birth_name = Neal A. Karlinsky
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|14|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan), U.S.
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| known_for = Correspondent for [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States))
| alma_mater = [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University)
| spouse = Malia
| years_active = 1990–present
}}
'''Neal A. Karlinsky''' (born October 14, 1968) was the [Seattle](/source/Seattle) correspondent for [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)). He has been nominated twice for the 30th and 32nd [News & Documentary Emmy Award](/source/News_%26_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](/source/James_Beard_Foundation_Award), where he hosted a cooking segment with [John Berman](/source/John_Berman), on ''[Nightline](/source/Nightline)''.
He is now a Storyteller for Amazon.[{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nealkarlinsky?lang=en|title=Neal Karlinsky (@NealKarlinsky) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-05}}]
==Early life and education==
Karlinsky was born, on October 14, 1968,[{{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](/source/Twitter)|accessdate=October 12, 2015|date=October 14, 2010}}][{{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}}] in [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan),[{{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](/source/Twitter)|accessdate=October 12, 2015|date=February 6, 2011}}] the son of Arnold and Vivian Karlinsky ([née](/source/Married_and_maiden_names), Monarch), and he was raised with a brother, Paul, and a sister, Deborah.[{{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](/source/Chicago_Tribune) |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}] He obtained his [baccalaureate](/source/Bachelor's_degree) from [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University) in journalism.[{{cite web |title=Neal Karlinsky |url=https://abcnews.go.com/News/neal-karlinksy-abc-news-official-biography/story?id=127072 |author=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)) |publisher=ABC Medianet |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}]
==Career==
He started his journalism career at [WLNS-TV](/source/WLNS-TV) in [Lansing, Michigan](/source/Lansing%2C_Michigan), where he would eventually move to [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee) to [WKRN-TV](/source/WKRN-TV), while finally landing at [KIRO-TV](/source/KIRO-TV) in [Seattle](/source/Seattle), [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)).[{{cite web |title=Neal Karlinsky : Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4157566/awards |author=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |publisher=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |accessdate=October 12, 2015}}][{{cite web |title=30th Annual Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html |author=[News & Documentary Emmy Award](/source/News_%26_Documentary_Emmy_Award) |publisher=[News & Documentary Emmy Award](/source/News_%26_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 }}] This ongoing story appeared on ''[ABC World News Tonight](/source/ABC_World_News_Tonight)''.[{{cite web |title=2012 James Beard Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html |author=[James Beard Foundation Award](/source/James_Beard_Foundation_Award) |publisher=[James Beard Foundation Award](/source/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 }}]
==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.