Brent Cannon
Brent Cannon anchors NBC Bay Area News at 7 p.m.
Brent Cannon anchors NBC Bay Area News at 7, airing weekday evenings on California Nonstop. California Nonstop is available over the air on channel 11-2, and is on Comcast digital cable channel 186.
Brent began his broadcasting career as a sports intern in Denver, then worked as a sportscaster for eleven years in various cities. During his career, he has earned several Associated Press Awards including Best Sportscast in the Southeast Region 1993.
After that he made the transition to news, becoming a 5 p.m. anchor in Fresno, where he received an Emmy award for field reporting. That's also where he met and married his wife and Today In The Bay, anchor Laura Garcia. She and Brent eventually moved to Phoenix, Ariz. where Brent became a morning news anchor, and Laura became an investigative reporter.
Brent was born and raised in Denver, Colo., and likes football (especially college) and enjoys playing golf, fly-fishing, snowshoeing and skiing.
Before moving to the 7:00 p.m. newscast, Brent co-anchored Today In The Bay, with Laura. Brent and Laura were honored three years in a row with an Emmy award for Best Daytime Newscast. Brent also won an Emmy for special assignment reporting. They were also named Best Daytime Newscast by the Bay Area Women in Radio and Television for two consecutive years - and won a "Pubby" award, as Best Anchor team by Bay Area Public Relations firms.
Brent graduated with a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Colorado. He studied Astro-Geophysics before making the transition to the School of Journalism. While in college, Brent played varsity football for the Buffaloes as a walk-on punter during the first years of head coach Bill McCartney.
