Meeting Speaker for Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart is an award winning national reporter and producer for America’s Heartland. Rob is thrilled to travel nationwide telling the stories of American agriculture. After being in television for 15 years, Rob has launched his own television series Rob on the Road, covering the stories that capture the great spirit of Northern California.

Rob joined KVIE in the summer of 2008 as a reporter and producer for both America’s Heartland and California Heartland. In 2009, Rob received two Silver Telly Awards for reporting and producing on California Heartland and America’s Heartland.

Rob joined KVIE after four years with PBS sister station WHYY in Philadelphia where he anchored and produced the nightly news. In 2007, Rob was picked Best TV News Anchor by Delaware Today magazine for his work at WHYY.

Rob has extensive television anchoring and reporting experience, including live coverage of the terrorists attacks in Manhattan on September 11th and the plane crash that killed John F. Kennedy, Jr. With years of entertainment reporting experience, Rob’s national exclusive stories have aired many times on CNN.

Rob has received two California Silver Telly Awards, won the Philadelphia Society of Professional Journalist Award four times, the Associated Press Award twice and the national Gracie Allen Award for entertainment reporting.