David Corvo

David Corvo is the Senior Executive Producer of Primetime News for NBC News. In this role, Corvo oversees “Dateline NBC,” the top Friday newsmagazine and the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. Now in its 27th season, Dateline reaches more than 18 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms. Corvo is responsible for the production of all “Dateline” episodes, investigative reports, breaking news coverage and special series, such as “On Assignment,” “America Now,” “My Kid Would Never Do That,” “Escape” and the annual “Toast!” New Year’s Eve special. Corvo joined NBC News as Vice President in June 1995. He was responsible for a wide range of management duties, including executive oversight of primetime news programming at NBC and primetime program development for MSNBC and CNBC. Before joining NBC, Corvo was Vice President of Public Affairs Programming at CBS News. He served in that capacity from 1990 to 1992, supervising the network’s primetime newsmagazine programs, including “60 Minutes,” “48 Hours” and “Street Stories.” Additionally, he was Executive in Charge of numerous documentary specials, including "Remember Pearl Harbor," "The Year of the Generals," and "Watergate: The Secret Story," anchored by Mike Wallace. Previously, Corvo served as Vice President of Administration at CBS News from 1989 to 1990. Prior to that, he was the creator of “CBS This Morning” and served as its Executive Producer from 1987 to 1989. His earlier producer credits include Executive Producer, “CBS Morning News,” Executive Producer, “CBS Early Morning News,” and Sr. Producer for the weekend editions of “CBS Evening News.” From 1982 to 1983, he was the Assistant Bureau Manager for CBS News in Los Angeles. In November 1992, Corvo joined the FOX Television Network as Vice President and Executive Producer, where he created and produced the network newsmagazine, “Front Page,” and other programming. Corvo began his broadcast journalism career in 1975 as a news writer and producer at KNXT (now KCBS) in Los Angeles. He later helped launch the station's first investigative unit, and was named head of the unit in 1979. A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Corvo graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1972. He was the editor of “The Daily Californian,” the University's student newspaper. He and his wife, writer Michele Willens, have two children and live in New York City.