Kevin Tibbles

Kevin Tibbles is a NBC News correspondent based in Chicago and is a regular contributor to 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,' 'Today' and 'MSNBC'. Prior to joining the Chicago bureau, Tibbles was a foreign correspondent for NBC News based in London.

His extensive foreign and domestic news experience includes reporting from the rooftops of Baghdad and Belgrade, the war in Afghanistan and hurricanes Katrina and Rita. From the streets of London during the funeral of Princess Diana to the remote regions of Rwanda and South Africa, Tibbles has brought NBC viewers a unique insight into world events as they impact every day lives. Tibbles was stationed in Chicago's Grant Park for the historic 2008 election victory of Barack Obama.

He has been honored with two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Coverage of Breaking News for his reporting on the devastating floods in Mozambique in 2000, and the Israel-Lebanon conflict in 2006. Tibbles is also the recipient of the Overseas Press Club Award for Best Spot News Reporting from Abroad, the National Headliner Award and an award from the National Association of Black Journalists.

Tibbles has been a part of NBC News Olympic coverage from both the Winter Games in Torino, Italy and the Summer Games in Beijing, China; where he reported on the multiple Gold Medals won by swimmer Michael Phelps.

His work from Iceland, Thailand, Panama, Dubai and beyond has been featured on the popular 'Today' series "Where in the World is Matt Lauer."

He has interviewed a varied list of newsmakers that includes Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev, General David Petraeus, Winnie and Nelson Mandela and the father of hijacker Muhammad Atta, who he tracked down in Cairo in the immediate aftermath of 9-11.

Before joining NBC News, Tibbles was a national correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where his coverage experience included the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto.

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