Dan Ashley
Rob Reiner (right) poses with Dan Ashley (left) before they head to the stage of The Commonwealth Club of California, February 2013
Born (1963-08-29) August 29, 1963
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationB.A. English, Speech Communication
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Occupation(s)TV News Anchor/Reporter, Broadcaster, Journalist
Years active1986-present
Employer(s)KGO-TV (ABC7), San Francisco
Known forWhat Really Matters, Investigative Reporting

Dan Ashley is an American journalist. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1985 with degrees in English and Speech Communication. He is an anchor of ABC7 (KGO-TV) San Francisco Bay Area News.

Ashley came to ABC7 in 1995 as the weekday 5:00 p.m. news anchor and investigative reporter. One year later, in 1996, he was promoted to the anchor of the 6:00 and 11:00 broadcasts in addition to the 5:00 newscast.[1]

Career as a journalist

In June 1996, Ashley replaced anchor Richard Brown on the 6 & 11pm news broadcasts.[2]

In February 2013, Ashley was given an inside look at the White House while there for a 1-on-1 interview With President Barack Obama.[3]

Other notable interviews conducted by Ashley include George W. Bush, General Colin Powell,[4] Rob Reiner,[5] Tom Brokaw,[6] Rahm Emanuel,[7] and Ben Carson.[8]

Ashley is the longest-tenured main male news anchor in the history of ABC7 (KGO-TV) in San Francisco.[9]

When Hurricane Hugo struck Charleston, SC in 1989, Ashley was the last broadcaster to remain on the air covering the events.[10]

In 2005, he reported from Poland on the March of the Living with Bay Area holocaust survivors.[11]

Awards

During his news tenure in Charleston, Ashley received the prestigious DuPont Columbia and the Edward R. Murrow Awards.[12]

In 2015, Ashley was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences San Francisco/Northern California Chapter .[12]

Ashley has won numerous Emmy Awards for his reporting, anchoring, and producing as well as a National Emmy Nomination for reporting.[13][14][15]

Philanthropy

Friends of Camp Concord (FOCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Camp Concord, located in South Lake Tahoe. Ashley is on the board of directors[16] and hosts an annual golf tournament fundraiser for the group.[17]

Dan Ashley's Rock The CASA is an annual benefit concert to raise funding and awareness for both CASA of Contra Costa County and Friends of Camp Concord.[18]

In 2015, Ashley became the Chairman of the board of directors for Music In Schools Today (MUST) [19] He also serves on the boards of the Bay Area American Red Cross, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Contra Costa County, and the Commonwealth Club of California.[9]

In 2023, Dan was elected to the Board of Visitors for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his alma mater and hometown. [20]

Personal life

Ashley is a singer/songwriter who leads his own Americana/Rock band whose members include widely recognized and accomplished touring musicians.[21]

Ashley was once a figure skating instructor.[22]

Ashley is married to his wife, Angela, and has two grown sons and three grown stepsons.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "ABC7 KGO News Team". ABC7.
  2. ↑ RUBIN, SYLVIA. "Chronicle Staff Writer". SF Gate. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Yahoo News. "ABC7's Dan Ashley gets inside look at White House". Yahoo. Yahoo. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "General Colin Powell (6/7/12)". Commonwealth Club.
  5. ↑ "Dan Ashley | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
  6. ↑ "Tom Brokaw in Silicon Valley". Commonwealth Club.
  7. ↑ FM, Player. "Rahm Emanuel: How Mayors Run the World" – via player.fm.
  8. ↑ "Ben Carson discusses Republican nomination in San Francisco". ABC7 San Francisco. September 9, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Wang, Kevin. "Soundbites with Dan Ashley" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Science. NATAS.
  10. ↑ "Former WCBD anchor Dan Ashley remembers Hurricane Hugo 30 years later". September 22, 2019.
  11. ↑ Pine, Dan (May 13, 2005). "KGO anchor Dan Ashley joins Shoah march".
  12. 1 2 "Silver & Gold Circle". National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  13. ↑ "Journalism Alums Nab Emmy". Humboldt State Now. Humboldt State University. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Emmy Win 1997" (PDF). NATAS Southeast Chapter. The Atlanta Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "37th Annual Northern California Area EMMY® Award Nominations" (PDF). emmysf.tv. San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Board of Directors – Friends of Camp Concord".
  17. ↑ Ashley, Dan. "ABC7'S DAN ASHLEY HOLDS ANNUAL FRIENDS OF CAMP CONCORD FUNDRAISER".
  18. ↑ "Dan Ashley hosts annual Rock the CASA concert". 27 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Today, Music In Schools (14 July 2015). "Music in Schools Today Announces New Chairman of the Board of Directors, ABC-7 News Anchor Dan Ashley". GlobeNewswire News Room.
  20. ↑ "UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees select 61 new members for the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Visitors". UNC University Communications. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Dan Ashley Music". Dan Ashley Music. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  22. ↑ GUZZETTI, DANA. "The Mercury News". The Mercury News. Mercury News.
  23. ↑ Kruetz, Liz. "ABC7 News". Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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