Scott Budman is an Emmy award winning journalist based in San Francisco, California.

He is a Tech & business reporter for NBC News.

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Budman graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor's degree in political science.

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He began his broadcasting career in radio as a business reporter for KMNY.

Budman then spent some time as a general assignment reporter and business anchor/producer at the Orange County Newschannel.

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Before joining NBC Bay Area in April 1995, he was a reporter and weekend anchor at KEYT.

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Budman has won many awards including a national Iris Award for a documentary about gays in the military.

He also received Golden Mike Awards from the Southern California Radio and Television News Directors Association.

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