Ned Potter

Ned Potter is the science correspondent for ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson." His reporting has taken him to 49 states and five continents, from Alaska's North Slope to the rain forests of South America.

He has reported on such subjects as space exploration, the Internet, the war on terrorism, the human genome, climate change and the implications of new technology. Many of his reports are part of the "Closer Look" segment on "World News"; he also reports for "Nightline" and "Good Morning America."

As ABC News has expanded into digital platforms, Potter has become a regular contributor to "World News'" daily webcast. He also writes a blog for ABCNEWS.com on science and its social consequences.

From 1988 to 1996, he was environmental correspondent for "American Agenda," a "World News" segment that regularly covered major public issues. From 1997 to 2000, in addition to his work for "World News", he reported for "Discovery News", a weekly science news program produced by ABC News for the Discovery Channel.

Potter, an ABC News correspondent since July 1987, came from CBS News, where he was a correspondent in the Chicago and Boston bureaus from 1980 to 1987. His assignments there included science and technology, labor and national politics.

Among other honors, he has won the duPont-Columbia Award for excellence in broadcast journalism, an Emmy Award, a Headliner Award, a Genesis Award and a CINE Golden Eagle Award. He shared in the Peabody Award that ABC News earned for its coverage of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. He also shared in the Edward R. Murrow Award that "World News Tonight" won for best news broadcast in 2004.

He's written articles for New York magazine, The Chicago Tribune and other publications. Subjects included personal computers, telecommunications, and medical ethics. A graduate of Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in the history of science, he is married and has two children.