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Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About Robert Young Pelton
- Robert Young Pelton (born July 25, 1955, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian-American author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker.
- Pelton's work usually consists of conflict reporting and interviews with military and political figures in war zones.
- His career is notable because of the number of conflict zones from which he has reported and the breadth of important figures he has interviewed.
- His reputation is built on his history of entering forbidden, deadly, and violent places.Pelton has been present at conflicts such as the Battle of Qala-i-Jangi in Afghanistan, the Battle of Grozny (1999-2000) in Chechnya, the rebel campaign to take Monrovia in Liberia, and the siege on Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, and has been with ground forces in about 40 other conflicts. He spent time with the Taliban and the Northern Alliance pre 9/11, the CIA during the hunt for Bin Laden and also with both insurgents and Blackwater security contractors during the war in IraqPelton's regularly published survival and political guide The World's Most Dangerous Places, provides practical and survival information for people who work and travel in high-risk zones, and is a New York Times bestseller.
- With the book's bestseller status, Pelton became an expert on work and travel in "high-risk" environments and he routinely provides survival advice on high-risk regions and political "analysis" of the conflicts he has visited.
- He was also host of the Discovery Travel Channel series entitled Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places from 1998 to 2003.
- Now residing in Los Angeles, Pelton currently writes books, and produces documentaries on conflict-related subjects and documentaries.Pelton is also a frequent television and magazine interview subject, appearing as a raconteur of his various adventures and safety tips on venues as diverse as Oprah, Conan O'Brien, CNN, Fox, BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, and others.
- Pelton is a regular commentator on Fox News, Coast to Coast, and other in-depth programs, providing insight and background on breaking news.
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