Gadi Schwartz


Gadi Schwartz is an American journalist working as an NBC News correspondent. He is the co-host of Stay Tuned, an NBC News program broadcast on Snapchat's Discover platform; it is the first daily news show on Snapchat. In 2016, Schwartz moved from NBC-owned KNBC in Los Angeles to work as a network correspondent. He previously worked for ten years at KOB in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he was a weekend news anchor and an investigative reporter. Schwartz lives with his wife, reporter Kim Tobin in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Schwartz was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He is of Hispanic descent and speaks Spanish. His father is Sergio Schwartz, a former journalist for Univision in Albuquerque. The family moved from Guatemala to Belen, New Mexico, and later to Albuquerque, when he was seven years old, where he grew up. He graduated from Cibola High School and New Mexico State University.
Gadi is older than his 3 brothers: Matthew, Sergio and David. Matthew is a doctoral student in anthropology at the University of New Mexico.

Career

Schwartz covered the Olympic Games twice, at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Korea, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was named "Best Investigative Reporter" and "Best Reporter" by the New Mexico Broadcaster's Association. In 2012, he was awarded the "Rocky Mountain Emmy Award" for Feature Reporting.