For other people of this name see Dan Lewis (disambiguation).

Dan Lewis (born 1950-)http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=danlewis22&date=20051022 is a long-time news presenter

News presenter

A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...

 and reporter for KOMO-TV

KOMO-TV

KOMO-TV, virtual channel 4, is a television station in Seattle, Washington. It is an affiliate of ABC and broadcasts on digital channel 38. KOMO-TV is the flagship station of Fisher Communications, and its studios and offices are co-located with sister radio stations KOMO , KVI , and KPLZ-FM ...

, in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

.

He came to KOMO-TV in 1987 after working at television station WJLA-TV

WJLA-TV

WJLA-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Washington, D.C.. It is the flagship station of the Allbritton Communications Company, which also operates local cable station NewsChannel 8. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, Virginia...

 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, replacing retiring news anchor Jim Harriott. Before that, he had worked at WISN-TV

WISN-TV

WISN-TV, virtual channel 12.1 , is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin serving as an affiliate of the ABC television network. Its signal covers most of southeastern Wisconsin and parts of northeastern Illinois, including Racine, Kenosha, Sheboygan and Waukesha...

 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

. In 1993, he became the first reporter to interview former president Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 following the inauguration ceremony.

KOMO anchors Dan Lewis, Kathi Goertzen

Kathi Goertzen

Kathi Goertzen is a longtime co-anchor of KOMO-TV along with Dan Lewis and also the 5PM edition with Eric Johnson. She joined KOMO in June 1980, after the eruption of Mount St...

, and weather forecaster Steve Pool

Steve Pool

Steve Pool is the principal weather anchor for KOMO-TV in Seattle, having joined the station as an intern while attending the University of Washington...

 have the third longest-running tenure out of any anchor team in America, having anchored KOMO News together since 1987. The station's flagship 5 o'clock news broadcasts have long been co-anchored by Lewis and Goertzen. As of 2006, Lewis continues to serve as co-anchor for the weekday editions of KOMO 4 News at 6:00pm and 11:00pm with Kathi Goertzen.

A critically acclaimed reporter as well as anchor, Lewis has earned eight Emmys

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 during his time at KOMO-TV. His career has taken him around the world covering major stories in Africa, France, Japan, Poland, the Philippines, South America, and the Middle East. In addition to President Bill Clinton, Lewis has interviewed Presidents Carter

Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...

, Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

, and Bush

George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...

 (senior). He is renowned for his clear speech throughout newscasts.

On October 1, 2007, KOMO celebrated Dan Lewis' 20 year tenure. His first newscast with KOMO which aired on September 21, 1987, among scores of other highlights were part of a five-minute long tribute KOMO aired to celebrate his career. His 20 year tenure is the 4th longest in Seattle.

In 2002, Lewis and several other KOMO-TV staff members made cameo appearance

Cameo appearance

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s in the movie Life or Something Like It

Life or Something Like It

Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman...

, which starred Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub is an American actor of Lebanese descent. His television work includes the roles of Antonio Scarpacci on Wings and sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk. He has won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his work in Monk...

 and Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...

.

Interesting facts

His son Tim is currently the sports director for KREM 2 in Spokane

Spokane, Washington

Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...

, which co-anchor Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson (news and sports reporter)

Eric Johnson is an American television news sports director, as well as news anchor.-Early life:Eric was born to Nathan and Lurane Johnson and raised in Spokane. Eric attended East Valley High School and majored in broadcasting in the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications at Washington State...

held from 1987 to 1989.

External links

• Bio page for Dan Lewis at KOMO-TV's website