Al Henkel

About

Al Henkel has been on the road for NBC News for 3 and a half decades. He is currently the Senior Coordinating Producer for Newsgathering, based in Dallas, Texas.Henkel has won National Emmy Awards for his coverage of the Mexican Drug wars in 2011, the Midwest Floods in 1993, for Hurricane Katrina in 2005, for the devastating Oklahoma Tornadoes in 2013, and for coverage of the 2008 Presidential election night. He also has been awarded 3 Edward R. Murrow awards, a Peabody award, and numerous other national awards for his work. As part of his early tenure at NBC News, Henkel covered the Branch Davidian standoff at Waco, Texas, the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, the trial and execution of Timothy McVeigh, the Shuttle Columbia Breakup in 2003, the BP Oil Spill along the Gulf Coast in 2010, and natural disasters including wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes. Henkel coordinated NBC's coverage of riots in Ferguson, MO, Baltimore MD, Charlotte, NC, and Minneapolis. MN, as well as the Haiti earthquake in 2010, and several active war zones overseas. He spearheaded coverage of major news events for the past 20 years, including mass shootings and a half dozen Olympic Games. Henkel also was one of the first "DJ's" for NBC News, and routinely shoots and edits material for all platforms.He also conceived, designed and is executing the Field Producer Bootcamp, a specific and intense training program for the next generation of field producers at NBC News, as well as preparing NBC's campaign "Embeds" for their duties on the campaign trail.Henkel is also a qualified Wildland Firefighter, and frequently reports from firelines across the US.Awards:National Emmy for Midwest Floods: NBC Nightly News-1993National Emmy for Hurricane Katrina: NBC Nightly News-2006National Emmy for Election Night Coverage-2008 National Emmy for “The War Next Door”/NBC Nightly News-US Mexican Border-2011National Emmy for "Oklahoma Tornados"/NBC Nightly News-2013 Peabody Award for NBC Nightly News: “The Long Road Back-Katrina” 2006Edward R. Murrow Award - Hurricane Katrina -NBC Nightly News, Sept. 1, 2006Edward R. Murrow Award - Tuscaloosa Tornado- NBC Nightly News, 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award - Mass Shootings - Weekend Today Show, 2020National Association of Black Journalists: “Tulsa Race Riots" First Place News Short-2000.Headliner Award 2010 -NBC Nightly News-Haiti EarthquakeHeadliner Award-2010-The War Next Door-NBC Nightly News-US/Mexican Border 19 Emmy nominationsIowa State University-2021 Greenlee Professional Achievement Award