Richard Engel (born September 16, 1973) is an American journalist and author who is NBC News's chief foreign correspondent. He was assigned to that position on April 18, 2008, after being the network's Middle East correspondent and Beirut Bureau chief. Engel was the first broadcast journalist recipient of the Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for his report "War Zone Diary" Prior to joining NBC News in May 2003, he covered the start of the 2003 war in Iraq from Baghdad for ABC News as a freelance journalist. He speaks and reads Arabic fluently and is also fluent in Italian and Spanish. Engel wrote the book A Fist in the Hornet's Nest, published in 2004, about his experience covering the Iraq War from Baghdad. His newest book, War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq, published in June 2008, picks up where his last book left off.
June 30, 2014: Hot Air: NBC News: Iraq an al-Qaeda safe haven, threat to U.S. targets ‘extremely high’
“This country,” NBC’s foreign correspondent Richard Engel reported on Monday live from Baghdad, “parts of it, anyway – are now undeniably safe havens for terrorists.”
“This country,” NBC’s foreign correspondent Richard Engel reported on Monday live from Baghdad, “parts of it, anyway – are now undeniably safe havens for terrorists.”
Nov 11, 2014: TV Newser: NBC’s Richard Engel in Syria: ‘The Most Dangerous, Unpredictable War I’ve Covered’
TVNewser caught up with NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, who is filing a series of reports this week for NBC News programs from the Syrian town of Kobane, a symbol of the U.S.-led fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
TVNewser caught up with NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, who is filing a series of reports this week for NBC News programs from the Syrian town of Kobane, a symbol of the U.S.-led fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Nov 12, 2014: Broadway World: MSNBC to Air RICHARD ENGEL REPORTING: THE BATTLE AGAINST ISIS, 11/14
MSNBC will air "Richard Engel Reporting: The Battle Against ISIS" on Friday, November 14 at 9 p.m. ET. The NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent will report live from Urfa, Turkey near the Syrian border. He will share exclusive reporting from inside Kobani as well as explain the history of ISIS and asks hard questions about how the United States is handling the situation.
MSNBC will air "Richard Engel Reporting: The Battle Against ISIS" on Friday, November 14 at 9 p.m. ET. The NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent will report live from Urfa, Turkey near the Syrian border. He will share exclusive reporting from inside Kobani as well as explain the history of ISIS and asks hard questions about how the United States is handling the situation.
