Robert Bazell

Robert Bazell is a Peabody Award-winning journalist who served as NBC News’ Chief Science and Health Correspondent for more than three decades, delivering over 2,000 reports on NBC Nightly News, Today, and Dateline NBC. His career has made him one of the most trusted and recognized voices in science and medical journalism in America.

Award-Winning Coverage of the Stories That Matter Most

Bazell’s extensive tracking of the AIDS epidemic, which began in 1982 when only a handful of cases existed, included reports from across the United States, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South America. His coverage earned the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award and the Maggie Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation. He won multiple Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Informational Programming for his report on experimental brain surgery. His Peabody citation praised him as an outstanding reporter who brings intelligence, understanding, and reportorial excellence to science and medicine.

From Print Journalism to Television’s Most Trusted Science Voice

Bazell began his career in 1971 as a writer for Science magazine, moved to The New York Post, and joined NBC News in 1976. Throughout his career, NBC viewers counted on Bazell to explain major breakthroughs in science and medicine in a lively and understandable way. His keynotes draw on decades of frontline reporting to address healthcare innovation, medical breakthroughs, the intersection of science and public policy, and the critical role of accurate science communication in an era of misinformation.

Matters of the Heart: Healthy Living

Science Update

The Future of Medicine