He started his journalism career at WLNS-TV in Lansing , Michigan , where he would eventually move to Nashville , Tennessee to WKRN-TV , while finally landing at KIRO-TV in Seattle , Washington . In August 2000 , Karlinsky joined ABC News as a Seattle-based correspondent , where he has covered the 2008 Sichuan earthquake , garnering him a nomination at the News & Documentary Emmy Award , for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story . This ongoing story appeared on '' ABC World News Tonight '' . John Berman and Karlinsky received a nomination for a cooking segment on '' Nightline '' , at the 2012 James Beard Awards , in the Television Segment category
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Neal Karlinsky