Misc.: Arthur Kent

Accomplished journalist Arthur Kent was the dashing television reporter known as "The Scud Stud" for the risky reporting he did in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. His nickname was derived from the Scud missile attacks he had to dodge in covering that conflict.

The journalist, Canadian by birth, was very popular in America in his role as a Dateline NBC host, and even more so for his field work as a reporter.

Kent was less than happy with the move toward infotainment that was underway at his network and in 1992, he was fired. He sued on a variety of grounds and received an undisclosed, but large settlement from the network.

Kent has done well both in reporting and in court. He won another good-sized settlement in 2008 from material he claimed was used without permission for the movie Charlie Wilson's War.

Kent has been on the ground to cover many dramatic world events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Tiananmen Square protests in China, and the devastating conflict between ethnic groups in Bosnia.

He was less than popular during the administration of George W. Bush for his opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.