Raj Mathai
Three-time Emmy award winning Raj Mathai is the weeknight news anchor for NBC Bay Area
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 | Updated 5:32 PM PST
Three-time Emmy award winning Raj Mathai serves as weeknight news anchor for NBC Bay Area.
Raj anchors the nightly 5pm, 6pm and 11pm News and is among the Bay Area’s most well-known TV personalities. He is also part of the Giants broadcast team joining Jon Miller and Mike Krukow when the Giants are on NBC Bay Area.
Viewers, critics and colleagues have praised Raj’s unique style. He's been honored by the Associated Press and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his reporting and anchoring. Raj has reported on-location from the Olympics in Salt Lake City, Athens, Turin and Vancouver. He’s among the handful of people in the world to have run the Olympic Torch three times (1996, 2002 and 2008).
Raj is "at home" in the Bay Area. He grew up on the Peninsula and graduated from Los Altos High School. He went on to graduate from San Diego State University with a degree in journalism and political science.
He's also no stranger to the NBC family. Before arriving at NBC Bay Area, he worked for NBC stations in Fresno, San Diego, and Arizona. In 1995, Raj became the country's first sportscaster of Indian descent at a network affiliate. Prior to his career in television, Raj served as a public relations assistant for the San Diego Chargers for five seasons. He also worked for NFL Properties -- the marketing wing of the National Football League.
Raj and his family contribute to the Stanford Cancer Center, Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, College Track, Indian Community Center, East Palo Alto Boys & Girls Club and various other Bay Area charities.
He is a regular guest instructor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Raj was born in Trivandrum, India.
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Posted Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 - 5:32 PM PST
