Scott Gordon joined the NBC 5 news team as a general-assignment reporter in 1994.
He has reported from the Gulf coast during numerous hurricanes and was the first Texas reporter to broadcast nationally from the scene of the space shuttle Columbia disaster. He was also among the first reporters at Fort Hood to cover the 2010 massacre.
He has specialized in covering federal court cases such as terrorism, white-collar crimes and the influence of Mexican drug cartels in North Texas.
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He has also extensively covered the financial woes at Fort Worth-based American Airlines.
While he primarily covers news, he also enjoys occasionally reporting on sports stories, including the world-champion Dallas Mavericks and division-champion Texas Rangers. He reported from San Francisco during the 2010 World Series.
Before joining NBC 5, he covered political scandals and did investigative reporting for KTUL-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He began his career at KSNF-TV in Joplin, Missouri and later worked at KAMR-TV in Amarillo.
Scott graduated Cum Laude from the University of Missouri with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Among his professional achievements are a number of news awards, including two Texas Emmy nominations for best reporter, and an Associated Press award for investigative reporting.
Over the years, Scott has covered some of the biggest stories in Texas and the region, including the racially-motivated dragging death of a black man in Jasper, to the tense standoff with the Republic of Texas separatist movement at Fort Davis, to the bonfire collapse at Texas A&M University. In 2011, he reported on the wildfires that ravaged Texas -- from Palo Pinto County to Bastrop.
In 1995, he was on the scene within hours of the bombing of the Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City. He went back for numerous follow-ups, including the execution of Timothy McVeigh.
Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, he traveled to Tunisia as part of an exchange program with Arab reporters.
When he's not working, he likes to spend time with his wife and twins.
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Baby Gorilla Bringing Visitors to Fort Worth Zoo
The sudden warm up has made the Fort Worth Zoo a hot ticket. Right now the zoo is in the middle of a baby boom and a baby gorilla is the star. As NBC 5’s Scott Gordon reports, everybody wants to get a glimpse of Bruno.
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Bond Between Mother and Son Gorillas on Display at Fort Worth Zoo
The sudden warm up has made the Fort Worth Zoo a hot ticket. Right now the zoo is in the middle of a baby boom and a baby gorilla is the star.
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McKinney Family on Edge After Coyote Encounter
A McKinney neighborhood is on high alert after a recent coyote encounter left one dog injured and eventually, deceased.
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McKinney Community On Edge After Coyote Encounter
The attack happened Monday night when a man’s dog was attacked by a Coyote and hit by a car after he escaped.
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Dallas Church Planning on Welcoming Migrants Despite Title 42 Decision
A Dallas church on Wednesday will welcome 33 people who are being released from an immigration detention center and are on their way to stay with family or sponsors around the United States.
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Amid Title 42 Decision, Dallas Church to Welcome Migrants from Detention Center
A Dallas church on Wednesday will welcome 33 people who are being released from an immigration detention center and are on their way to stay with family or sponsors around the United States.
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North Texans Concerned Over Natural Gas Use as Temperatures Drop
With temperatures dipping into the 20’s overnight Monday, some Texans are concerned about losing natural gas and not being able to heat their homes or operate stoves and hot water heaters.
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North Texans Hope Natural Gas System Works During Monday Night's Cold Snap
With temperatures dipping into the 20’s overnight Monday, some Texans are concerned about losing natural gas and not being able to heat their homes or operate stoves and hot water heaters.
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Hulen Mall Gun Scare Started When Man With Camera Was Confronted in Women's Bathroom: Police
A gunman caused panicked shoppers to flee Fort Worth’s Hulen Mall on Christmas Eve when the suspect dressed as a woman, entered a bathroom and tried to take pictures of a woman under a stall.
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Natural Gas Outages Lasting Hours for Some North Texans
Plenty of frustration for some North Texans who went many hours without heat during the Arctic blast because of what Atmos called “high usage” and “extreme temperatures.”
