Tom Costello (journalist)
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Tom Costello is an American journalist and correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. His reports appear on The Today Show, NBC Nightly News
, MSNBC
, and CNBC
. His assigned beats include aviation/transportation, NASA, regulatory and consumer-related issues.
Among his high-profile assignments: the death of 29 coal miners in West Virginia; President Obama's controversial plans for future manned space missions; the disappearance of an Air France flight over the Atlantic Ocean; the crash of a Continental Connection flight in Buffalo; the US Airways/Miracle on the Hudson river landing; and the death of Senator Edward Kennedy.
NBC's coverage of the Miracle on the Hudson was honored with a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Costello also led NBC's coverage of the 2008 Financial Bailout Talks in Congress, for which he was honored with a National Emmy Award.
Former NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert brought Costello to the DC bureau in 2005. Previously, he was based at NBC News headquarters in New York.
From 1996 to 2004, Costello worked at CNBC Business News. From 1999-2002, he served as CNBC's Nasdaq correspondent and was on duty in Manhattan when terrorists attacked on 9/11. From 1996-1999, Costello reported from London for both CNBC and NBC News, covering Europe's economic union and the death of Princess Diana, among many stories.
His assignments have taken him around the world; from the terrorist bombings in Madrid, to the Korean DMZ, the Persian Gulf, Japan, the barrios of Mexico, and across much of Europe.
Before joining CNBC, Costello contributed to Financial Times TV and CNN while earning a master's degree in Brussels, Belgium. He spent six years at KUSA-TV in Denver, and two years at KVIA-TV in El Paso, TX. His numerous awards include National and Regional Emmys, RTNDA/Edward R. Murrow honors, two Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, National Headliner honors, Best of Gannett, and Best Reporting honors from the Associated Press.
from the University of Colorado at Boulder
in 1987 and a Master's degree from Boston University
in 1996 at its Graduate Center in Brussels.
NBC Nightly News
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, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, and CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
. His assigned beats include aviation/transportation, NASA, regulatory and consumer-related issues.
Among his high-profile assignments: the death of 29 coal miners in West Virginia; President Obama's controversial plans for future manned space missions; the disappearance of an Air France flight over the Atlantic Ocean; the crash of a Continental Connection flight in Buffalo; the US Airways/Miracle on the Hudson river landing; and the death of Senator Edward Kennedy.
NBC's coverage of the Miracle on the Hudson was honored with a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Costello also led NBC's coverage of the 2008 Financial Bailout Talks in Congress, for which he was honored with a National Emmy Award.
Former NBC Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert brought Costello to the DC bureau in 2005. Previously, he was based at NBC News headquarters in New York.
From 1996 to 2004, Costello worked at CNBC Business News. From 1999-2002, he served as CNBC's Nasdaq correspondent and was on duty in Manhattan when terrorists attacked on 9/11. From 1996-1999, Costello reported from London for both CNBC and NBC News, covering Europe's economic union and the death of Princess Diana, among many stories.
His assignments have taken him around the world; from the terrorist bombings in Madrid, to the Korean DMZ, the Persian Gulf, Japan, the barrios of Mexico, and across much of Europe.
Before joining CNBC, Costello contributed to Financial Times TV and CNN while earning a master's degree in Brussels, Belgium. He spent six years at KUSA-TV in Denver, and two years at KVIA-TV in El Paso, TX. His numerous awards include National and Regional Emmys, RTNDA/Edward R. Murrow honors, two Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, National Headliner honors, Best of Gannett, and Best Reporting honors from the Associated Press.
Education
Costello received a Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalismBroadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
from the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in 1987 and a Master's degree from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in 1996 at its Graduate Center in Brussels.
Career timeline
- Reporter for KVIA-TVKVIA-TVKVIA-TV is an ABC affiliate television station in El Paso, Texas. It broadcasts its digital signal on channel 7 and channel 17. It is owned by and was the flagship television station of the News-Press & Gazette Company of St. Joseph, Missouri before the company acquired KRDO-TV. Its transmitter is...
in El Paso, Texas - Reporter for KUSA-TVKUSA-TVKUSA, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. KUSA is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD...
in Denver, Colorado - 1995-1996: Correspondent for Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
TV, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, and CNBC EuropeCNBC EuropeCNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones... - 1996–1999: London anchor for CNBCCNBCCNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
- 1999–2002: CNBC NASDAQ editor
- 2004–2005: New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based correspondent for NBC News - 2005–present: Washington-based correspondent for NBC News