Don Dahler
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Don Dahler is an American journalist and writer. Dahler is currently employed by WCBS-TV
in New York, where he anchors the weekend evening newscasts.
in September 1999 as a National Correspondent for Good Morning America
. Since then, he has filed reports for all programs at ABC, including Nightline, Primetime, 20/20 Downtown, Good Morning America and World News Tonight. He has travelled to Kosovo
for war coverage and to Afghanistan and Iraq for the same reason. He was embedded with the 101st Airborne during the initial invasion, and has returned for three other embeds with U.S. troops.
Dahler reported on the Columbine shootings in his native Colorado. On September 11th, 2001, Dahler was the first network correspondent on the scene of the attack on the World Trade Center
, reporting live via telephone from his apartment just blocks away a few moments after the first plane hit the towers and later filing the first report of the South Tower's collapse mere seconds after it occurred. Two weeks later, he was one of the first American journalists travelling to Afghanistan before the U.S. began its bombing campaign against the Taliban. In 2002, he became one of the first journalists from this country, along with a team from Nightline, to successfully cross the Syria
n border into northern Iraq prior to the Iraq War in more than a decade.
According to his biography, Dahler's first reporting gig was at WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina
in 1982. He reported there for only three years. He got his start reporting as an unpaid intern for KENS-TV in San Antonio.
In 1997, Dahler was a correspondent for CNBC
based out of Los Angeles
. There, he filed reports on the sports and entertainment industries. Before CNBC and a brief stint at Fox News Channel
as an investigative correspondent, Dahler was a producer for CBS news' 48 Hours
. Prior to that, he made documentaries and wildlife films in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Dahler joined CBS2 News on September 4, 2007 as weekend evening anchor. On May 27, 2008, the Daily News reported that the station had decided to give Don the co-anchorage for the 12Noon and 6:00PM newscasts, which will pair him up with veteran Dana Tyler
; all of this just five days after two-time alum Jim Rosenfield
was let go for the sake of budget cuts. Steve Bartelstein
replaced Dahler as Mary Calvi
's weekend evening co-anchor.
On September 8, 2011, it was announced that Dahler would move to weekends, to make room for Chris Wragge
who is returning to the local station from a 9 month stint as co-host of CBS' The Early Show.
to an Air Force family and grew up all over the United States. He attended MacArthur High School and San Antonio College. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
.
Formerly married to NBC News' Sara James, Dahler currently resides with his wife and two children in the New York City area. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including an EMMY, a Peabody, a Dupont, and two CINEs.
He is the author of A Tight Lie a murder mystery, which was released by St. Martin's Press in March, 2009.
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
in New York, where he anchors the weekend evening newscasts.
Career
Dahler joined ABC NewsABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
in September 1999 as a National Correspondent for Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
. Since then, he has filed reports for all programs at ABC, including Nightline, Primetime, 20/20 Downtown, Good Morning America and World News Tonight. He has travelled to Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
for war coverage and to Afghanistan and Iraq for the same reason. He was embedded with the 101st Airborne during the initial invasion, and has returned for three other embeds with U.S. troops.
Dahler reported on the Columbine shootings in his native Colorado. On September 11th, 2001, Dahler was the first network correspondent on the scene of the attack on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
, reporting live via telephone from his apartment just blocks away a few moments after the first plane hit the towers and later filing the first report of the South Tower's collapse mere seconds after it occurred. Two weeks later, he was one of the first American journalists travelling to Afghanistan before the U.S. began its bombing campaign against the Taliban. In 2002, he became one of the first journalists from this country, along with a team from Nightline, to successfully cross the Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n border into northern Iraq prior to the Iraq War in more than a decade.
According to his biography, Dahler's first reporting gig was at WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. As of 2010 the city had a total population of 104,371, according to the US Census Bureau. High Point is currently the eighth-largest municipality in North Carolina....
in 1982. He reported there for only three years. He got his start reporting as an unpaid intern for KENS-TV in San Antonio.
In 1997, Dahler was a correspondent for CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
based out of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. There, he filed reports on the sports and entertainment industries. Before CNBC and a brief stint at Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
as an investigative correspondent, Dahler was a producer for CBS news' 48 Hours
48 Hours (TV series)
48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since January 19, 1988. The program originally presented documentaries of various events related to a particular subject occurring within a 48-hour period, and is credited as one of the first to air a "reality show"...
. Prior to that, he made documentaries and wildlife films in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Dahler joined CBS2 News on September 4, 2007 as weekend evening anchor. On May 27, 2008, the Daily News reported that the station had decided to give Don the co-anchorage for the 12Noon and 6:00PM newscasts, which will pair him up with veteran Dana Tyler
Dana Tyler
Dana Tyler is a senior news anchor and reporter at WCBS-TV in New York City. She currently anchors the 6 pm newscasts with Chris Wragge, and also hosts Eye on New York, a half-hour weekly community affairs program for WCBS, as well as annual local specials CBS 2 at Tony's, CBS 2 at the Met and...
; all of this just five days after two-time alum Jim Rosenfield
Jim Rosenfield
Jim Rosenfield is an American local television news anchor. He most recently co-anchored the noon and 6 p.m. newscasts on WCBS-TV in New York City alongside Dana Tyler. At various times, he has appeared on the newscasts at noon, 5, 6, and 11 pm at WCBS-TV...
was let go for the sake of budget cuts. Steve Bartelstein
Steve Bartelstein
Steve Bartelstein is a former American television journalist.He was previously a news anchor in New York City, first at WABC-TV , a flagship station of the ABC television network, WCBS-TV , a flagship station of CBS and later in Chicago, Illinois at WBBM-TV , a television station owned and operated...
replaced Dahler as Mary Calvi
Mary Calvi
Mary Calvi is an American television journalist.-Early life and education:She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in broadcast journalism from the S. I...
's weekend evening co-anchor.
On September 8, 2011, it was announced that Dahler would move to weekends, to make room for Chris Wragge
Chris Wragge
Christian P. "Chris" Wragge is an American news anchor. He is the co-anchor for New York's WCBS-TV News at 6 p.m. weeknights alongside Dana Tyler. He was previously in the station's 5 p.m. and 11 p.m...
who is returning to the local station from a 9 month stint as co-host of CBS' The Early Show.
Personal life
Dahler was born in Colorado Springs, ColoradoColorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
to an Air Force family and grew up all over the United States. He attended MacArthur High School and San Antonio College. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
.
Formerly married to NBC News' Sara James, Dahler currently resides with his wife and two children in the New York City area. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including an EMMY, a Peabody, a Dupont, and two CINEs.
He is the author of A Tight Lie a murder mystery, which was released by St. Martin's Press in March, 2009.