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Claim your profileGrant McOmie is a journalist, author and teacher who writes and produces stories and special programs about the people, places, outdoor activities and environmental issues of the Pacific Northwest. He is the reporter and producer of the popular "Grant's Getaways" segments and programs that air each week on KGW News.Grant began his broadcast career at Portland’s KGW-TV in 1982, then worked as Outdoor Reporter at Seattle's KOMO-TV from '82-'85. He then returned to Portland for a 23-year stint as KATU's Outdoor Reporter. Grant returned to KGW as Outdoor Reporter/Producer in 2008. While he has had a varied career reporting and producing topical and timely environmental news stories, features and documentary programs, it’s been the exploration of the Pacific Northwest back roads and byways that he has enjoyed the most. It has been the sharing of those journeys with readers and viewers that has provided the greatest personal rewards and the dominant themes in his work.
Communication at University Of PortlandGraduated: 1982
Masters, Journalism, Speech Communications at University Of WashingtonGraduated: 1980
Bachelors, Drama, English at University Of The PacificGraduated: 1975