Clayton Sandell

Clayton Sandell is an American journalist and ABC News correspondent based in Denver, Colorado.[1]

Sandell covers a wide range of hard news and feature stories, and is known as ABC's "resident 'Star Wars' fan." [2][3][4]

From his home base in Denver, Sandell files for all ABC News broadcasts, including "Good Morning America", "World News Tonight with David Muir", "This Week" and "Nightline".[5] He is also a frequent contributor to ABC News Radio and ABC News dotcom.[6]

Sandell joined ABC News in 2000 and has been based in Denver since July 2009,[7] previously working as a producer in the network's Washington, D.C. bureau.[8] In 2010, he won a national Emmy award as part of the ABC News team covering the inauguration of President Barack Obama.[9]

In 2014, Sandell spent several weeks overseas covering the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 from Malaysia and Australia.[10] He was one of the first journalists to arrive at the 2012 Aurora shooting that left 12 moviegoers dead and 70 wounded or injured, and covered the trial and conviction of gunman James Holmes.[11]

Prior to ABC, Sandell worked as a radio reporter covering the Riverside-San Bernardino region for Los Angeles news radio station KFWB. He was also a producer at Finley Holiday Films in Whittier California, writing and editing award-winning space and science documentaries.[12]

Sandell grew up in Riverside, California, graduating from John W. North High School and the University of California, Riverside with a degree in political science. His first professional broadcasting job was working as a disc jockey at KRTM radio in Temecula, California later joining KCKC radio (now KTDD) in San Bernardino as a reporter and anchor.

References

  1. ↑ "ABC News Hires Denver Correspondent". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "New 'Star Wars' Behind-the-Scenes Footage Unleashed on Fans at Comic Con". ABC News. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "'Chewbacca' is one of little boy's first three-syllable words". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "New 'Star Wars' Trailer Released". ABC News. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "IMDB Clayton Sandell". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Clayton Sandell Author Page, ABC News.com". ABC News. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "ABC Deploys Four New Digital Reporters". Fishbowl DC. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Clayton Sandell Official Biography". ABC Inc. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "31st Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards". National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Royal New Zealand Air Force Searches for Missing Flight MH370". ABC News. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jury Finds James Holmes Guilty in Colorado Theater Shooting". ABC News. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "CINE Golden Eagle Awards, 1999" (PDF). Council on International Nontheatrical Events. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
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