Boyd Matson (born April 26, 1947) is the former anchor of '' National Geographic Explorer'' and a former co-anchor of

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's '' Sunday Today'' program. He was also an

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correspondent in the 1980s, working mostly on news features and earlier as a sports reporter on

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. He now hosts the show ''Wild Chronicles'' on

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and the nationwide radio program NG Weekend. He also writes a monthly column for NG Traveler magazine. He lives in

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with his wife, Betty Hudson, and their two children.

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