Highs & Lows of a 50-Year Career in TV

Sep 17, 2024
Robert Handa, TV New Reporter
Highs & Lows of a 50-Year Career in TV
Named as the 2015 Reporter of The Year by the Associated Press, Robert Handa is a reporter for NBC Bay Area News. He joined NBC Bay Area in June of 2014 returning to the station where he began his career more than three decades ago. He has interviewed some notable people throughout the years, including President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger, Hillary Rodham Clinton, UFW Founder Cesar Chavez, Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, Giants baseball great Willie Mays, former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh, both Star Trek's 'Mr. Sulu's: George Takei and John Cho, and TV star, writer and producer Mindy Kaling.