Bob Sellers is a

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anchor, an executive at

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firm MediaStars Worldwide, and the author of the book ''Forbes Best Business Mistakes''. Sellers is a former

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and

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anchor.

Network Television

Sellers was an anchor on CNBC during the dot.com boom and bust. He co-anchored Today's Business' and

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in addition to filling in as anchor on programs such as

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and

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. He joined Fox News Channel in 2002, regularly anchoring

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. He also reported live from Iraq during June 2003. Currently, he is a news anchor on NewsMaxTV and co-host of ''American Agenda''.

Local Television

Sellers worked for KING-TV in Seattle, WA,

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in San Antonio, TX, and

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in Medford, OR. He joined WTTG ''Fox 5 Morning News'' in

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in 2006 where he served as a morning news anchor until July 2008. He then went to WSMV in Nashville where he was the primary anchor. While at WSMV, Sellers won an Emmy in 2010 for coverage of historic floods in the area. After leaving WSMV-TV, Sellers joined WZTV as morning news anchor. He left WZTV in June 2016.

Author

In 2010, Sellers wrote, ''Forbes Best Business Mistakes: How Today's Top Business Leaders Turned Missteps Into Success'' Sellers interviewed

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, &

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. Sellers has written business columns for ''Success'' and ''Gear'' magazines and occasionally writes for
The Huffington Post
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Education

He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the draft, but did not sign. Instead, Sellers attended and graduated from the

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with a

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and Foreign Affairs. He attended the university on a baseball scholarship. He has recently served on the Board of Advisors for the Media Studies Department.

References

External links

Official Bio

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