Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Kovacik


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Stifle (talk) 11:14, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Robert Kovacik

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Non-notable "news" reporter lacking GHits and GNEWS of substance. Appears to fail WP:BIO  ttonyb (talk) 19:46, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
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 * Strong Keep per WP:ANYBIO's "The person has received a notable award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times". Gee ttonyb... with respects, his at least 3 'Golden Mikes', 2 Genesis Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award, as well as a 'Greater Los Angeles Press Club Award' and a 'California/Nevada Associated Press Award' seem to qualify him.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 22:31, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment – Schmidt, I agree; however, at the time I nominated the article it did not have any indication of the awards except within the NBC bio.  Unfortunately, I had (am having) problems finding independent support outside of the bio for the awards.  BTW - Per the article's talk page, the NBC article was written by the subject of the article.  ttonyb  (talk) 22:45, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Well... the article creator's unsourced claim on the talk page aside, it may be best to continue judging an RS for its editorial oversight and reputation for fact-checking and accuracy, and not base a decision upon who wrote something for the RS. NBC News has a reputation that would not stand long if it was determined that they allowed informtion to be posted and then never had anyone check it for accuracy... no matter who authored it.  And I'd be more than a bit surprised if any possibly inaccuracy was allowed to remain in a reporter's bio... specially one has been under public scrutiny since 2008. I saw the history and understand your concerns... but I'm on it now.  I've begun sourcing it outside NBC, and have tagged it for an assist.  So far it's looking better.  Not done yet, no... but I think its worth doing. Thanks,  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 23:20, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable news reporter as evidenced by the numerous sources provided. Colonel Warden (talk) 14:11, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Robert Kovacik is a highly regarded reporter that has covered many worldly events ranging from the death of Princess Diana to Paris Hilton to the LA fires. Tgarrett24 (talk) 08:20, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
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