Neal Karlinsky

Neal Karlinsky joined ABC News in August 2000 and is based in Seattle, Wash. He reports for "World News With Charles Gibson," "Good Morning America," and "Nightline" as well as ABC's digital platforms and ABC News Radio.

Karlinsky reported extensively from inside Iraq in 2003 and 2004, with much of his attention focused on the security situation and evolving political process. At the outset of the war in Iraq, he was assigned to Israel, then later to Doha, Qatar where he covered U.S. Central Command.

Karlinsky's travels took him back to Israel to cover various stories in 2004, to Italy for the Pope in 2005 and Aruba in 2005 and 2006 to report on the Natalee Holloway investigation. Karlinsky also spent significant time reporting from Asia in 2003. He covered the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, the bombing of a western hotel in Indonesia, and the separation of conjoined twins in Singapore in addition to feature stories in Thailand.

Back home, his reporting has taken him to every Western state. He has covered a wide range of stories, from eruptions on Mount St. Helens to California wildfires and mudslides. Karlinsky covered such notorious cases as the Michael Jackson trial, the Laci Peterson murder investigation and Elizabeth Smart's abduction in Utah. He investigated dangeous working conditions at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and spent time in a town overun by bald eagles in Alaska.

Since joining ABC News, he has been honored by the National Press Club for a report on recalled Firestone tires and by the Humane Society of the United States for reporting on animal-rights issues. Before joining ABC News, Karlinsky worked for six years at CBS affiliate KIRO-TV in Seattle, where he won a New York Festivals Silver World Medal for investigative journalism, in addition to several local and regional awards for investigative, breaking news and hard news reporting.

During his time in Seattle, Karlinsky followed the trail of Russian organized crime to Vladivostok, Russia. He also traveled to Brazil where he broke the news of a Seattle murder suspect's capture, then rode home on the extradition flight one year later. Karlinsky also covered major stories nationwide during his time at KIRO.

Prior to his time in Seattle, Karlinsky worked at ABC affiliate WKRN in Nashville, Tenn., where he also received an award for breaking news coverage, and CBS affiliate WLNS in Lansing, Michigan. He has a journalism degree from Michigan State University and lives near Seattle with his wife Malia and their two children.