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Boyd Matson

Boyd Matson is the former anchor of National Geographic Explorer and a former co-anchor of NBC's Sunday Today program. He was also an NBC News correspondent in the 1980s, working mostly on news features and earlier as a sports reporter on KNBC in Los Angeles. He now hosts the show Wild Chronicles on PBS and the nationwide radio program NG Weekend. He also writes a monthly column for NG Traveler magazine. He lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife, Betty Hudson, and their two children.

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Boyd Matson (born April 26, 1947) is the former anchor of National Geographic Explorer12 and a former co-anchor of NBC's Sunday Today program.34 He was also an NBC News correspondent in the 1980s, working mostly on news features and earlier as a sports reporter on KNBC in Los Angeles. He now hosts the show Wild Chronicles on PBS5 and the nationwide radio program NG Weekend. He also writes a monthly column for NG Traveler magazine. He lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife, Betty Hudson, and their two children.

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  1. Slewinski, Christy (August 22, 1995). "To The Bat Cave & Beyond For This 'Explorer'". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  2. Huff, Richard (June 15, 2010). "Far-Out New Job For Ling: Leaving 'View' for 'Explorer'". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  3. Sharbutt, Jay (June 15, 2010). "Shriver, Matson Will Co-host 'Sunday Today'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  4. "Garrick Utley co-hosts NBC show". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. January 27, 1988. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  5. Dunfield, Allison (August 27, 2008). "Executive Class: Boyd Matson, TV Host, Wild Chronicles". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 15, 2010.