Dave Ward (reporter)
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Davíd Henry Ward is most known for his career of over 40 years as anchor of the weekday 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm newscasts on KTRK-TV
's Eyewitness News
in Houston, Texas
. He joined KTRK-TV in 1966 as reporter and photographer and was promoted to his current position as weekday evening anchor in 1968.
Ward claims:
(class of 1960
Three years later he began working at WACO-FM
as a staff announcer. Later in 1963 Ward became the first full-time reporter at KNUZ
radio, located in Houston. In 1966 he was hired on the spot at KTRK-TV:
as an on the street reporter and photographer. Four years later he was promoted to anchor of the weekday 6 and 10pm weekday newscasts, the position he holds to this day.
Ward, a personal friend of Marvin Zindler
, helped Zindler obtain his position at Channel 13 by urging the station to hire him after Zindler had been fired from his job at the sheriff's department.
Ward begins every newscast with the phrase, "Good evening, friends."
Society, and chairing the Public Affairs Advisory Board of the Houston Business Council.
KTRK-TV
KTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas...
's Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. He joined KTRK-TV in 1966 as reporter and photographer and was promoted to his current position as weekday evening anchor in 1968.
Ward claims:
Career
Ward began his career at KGKB radio while attending Tyler Junior CollegeTyler Junior College
Tyler Junior College is a two-year community college in Tyler, Texas, United States. TJC is one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with an enrollment of more than 12,000 credit students each year with an additional 20,000 continuing education enrollments annually. Its West Campus includes...
(class of 1960
Three years later he began working at WACO-FM
WACO-FM
WACO-FM is a Clear Channel Communications owned radio station located in Waco, Texas. The station brands itself as "WACO 100, a station so big they named the entire city after it." The station can be heard from Dallas/Ft. Worth to Austin, Texas.WACO-FM is one of three stations in the United...
as a staff announcer. Later in 1963 Ward became the first full-time reporter at KNUZ
KNUZ
KNUZ could refer to:* 106.1 KNUZ San Saba, Texas, which was KBAL-FM from 1995 to 2009* 1090 KULF Bellville, Texas, which was KNUZ from 1997 to 2009* 1230 KQUE Houston, Texas, which was KNUZ until 1997...
radio, located in Houston. In 1966 he was hired on the spot at KTRK-TV:
as an on the street reporter and photographer. Four years later he was promoted to anchor of the weekday 6 and 10pm weekday newscasts, the position he holds to this day.
Ward, a personal friend of Marvin Zindler
Marvin Zindler
Marvin Harold Zindler was a news reporter for television station KTRK-TV in Houston, Texas, United States. His investigative journalism, through which he mostly represented the city's elderly and working class, made him one of the city's most influential and well-known media personalities.-Early...
, helped Zindler obtain his position at Channel 13 by urging the station to hire him after Zindler had been fired from his job at the sheriff's department.
Ward begins every newscast with the phrase, "Good evening, friends."
Positions and achievements
In addition to his television and radio career, he has played an active role in establishing Houston Crime Stoppers, currently serving as President of the local Easter SealsEaster Seals (US)
Easter Seals is a nonprofit charitable organization that assists more than one million children and adults with autism and other disabilities and special needs annually through a network of more than 550 service sites in the United States, Canada, Australia and Puerto Rico...
Society, and chairing the Public Affairs Advisory Board of the Houston Business Council.