Boyd Matson (born April 26, 1947) is the former anchor of National Geographic Explorer[1][2] and a former co-anchor of
NBC's Sunday Today program.[3][4] He was also an
NBC News correspondent in the 1980s, working mostly on news features and earlier as a sports reporter on
KNBC in
Los Angeles. He now hosts the show Wild Chronicles on
PBS[5] and the nationwide radio program NG Weekend. He also writes a monthly column for NG Traveler magazine. He lives in
McLean, Virginia with his wife, Betty Hudson, and their two children.