Javier Morgado

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Javier Morgado is currently a Supervising Producer at NBC's TODAY Show. In December 2006, he transitioned to the nation's top-rated morning news program.

Prior to joining TODAY, Morgado was a Senior Editor at the NBC News Network Desk where he managed and coordinated coverage for the network's news division and its entities. He was instrumental in breaking several national stories for the network - most notably the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Morgado also managed the network's political coverage for the 2006 midterm election and 2004 presidential election as Senior Political Editor.

Prior to NBC News, Morgado was the Assignment Manager at NBC owned-and-operated WTVJ in Miami, Florida. He was involved in covering several national stories including: the search for September 11th terrorists, the 2000 presidential election debacle and the Elian Gonzalez saga. Morgado began his journalism career in 1995 at WPLG (Post-Newsweek owned ABC station) in Miami, his hometown.

Morgado graduated with a Bachelors from Univeristy of Miami and then went on to receive a Masters from Fordham University in New York City. Morgado is currently a McCormick Fellow at Northwestern University.

He's a borad member of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) and also an active member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). Morgado is also a member various minority programs at NBC and GE.

External links & References

* [http://www.javiermorgado.com/] Javier Morgado Website

* [http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=3709] MetroWeekly article

* [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/awards_accolades/two_network_news_execs_named_mccormick_fellows_90805.asp] TV Newser on McCormick Fellow awards