Boyd Matson is the former anchor of "National Geographic Explorer", an American documentary television series that originally premiered on what network on April 7, 1985?
Boyd Matson Boyd Matson (b. April 26, 1947) is the former anchor of "National Geographic Explorer" and a former co-anchor of NBC's "Sunday Today" program. 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 and the nationwide radio program NG Weekend. Matson also writes a monthly column for NG Traveler magazine. He lives in Virginia with his wife Betty Hudson and his two children.
Satellite Program Network Satellite Program Network (SPN) was a satellite and cable TV network which broadcast in the United States from 1979 to 1990. SPN was created by Ed Taylor, an associate of Ted Turner and the head of the Southern Satellite Systems company. In 1985, SPN was acquired by Satellite Syndicated Systems.