Doug Vogt

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Doug Vogt (pronounced [vot]) (b. 1960) is a Canadian photojournalist and cameraman. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He presently calls Aix-en-Provence, France his home with wife Vivian and three children.

While on assignment in Iraq for ABC News with anchor Bob Woodruff, Vogt and Woodruff were both severely injured by a roadside bomb. Vogt was struck by shrapnel in the head, and also sustained a broken shoulder. They were wearing body armor and protective helmets at the time of the explosion.

Woodruff and Vogt received battlefield surgical treatment at a U.S. base in Balad, Iraq and were be evacuated to the United States Army Medical Command hospital at Landstuhl, Germany on Sunday, January 29.

On Sunday's ABC World News Tonight, anchor Elizabeth Vargas spoke about the dangers of reporting in a combat zone and wished Woodruff and Vogt a speedy recovery.

Vogt won three Emmy awards for his work, and has extensive experience with conflict journalism in Afghanistan, Iraq, Croatia, Bosnia and Somalia. He was familiar with Turkey and Kurdish Iraq.