Neal A. Karlinsky (born October 14, 1968) was the

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correspondent for

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. He has been nominated twice for the 30th and 32nd

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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

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, on ''

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''. He is now a Storyteller for Amazon.

Early life and education

Karlinsky was born, on October 14, 1968, in

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, the son of Arnold and Vivian Karlinsky (

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, Monarch), and he was raised with a brother, Paul, and a sister, Deborah. He obtained his baccalaureate from

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in journalism.

Career

He started his journalism career at

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, where he would eventually move to

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, while finally landing at

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. In August 2000, Karlinsky joined

as a Seattle-based correspondent, where he has covered the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, garnering him a nomination at the

, for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story. This ongoing story appeared on ''

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''.

and Karlinsky received a nomination for a cooking segment on ''

'', at the 2012 James Beard Awards, in the Television Segment category.

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.

References

External links

''Adweek'' Story
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