David Clay Goodnow (born October 20, 1939, in Vincennes, Indiana), is an American journalist known for his work as an anchor on CNN Headline News.

Biography

He is a 1957 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School,[1] and a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He got his start in broadcasting on the AM side of WAKO-FM in September 1959 and in 1961, he moved to WAOV, a radio station in Vincennes, Indiana.[2] He then moved to the television side of the business first taking a job at WTVW in Evansville, Indiana and later WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana.[2] From 1982 until 2000, he worked as an anchor for CNN Headline News, one of the original anchors at their Atlanta International Headquarters.[2]

As of 2016, he resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Freemasonry

Goodnow was a member of DeMolay, and is in the DeMolay International Hall of Fame, and is also a member of the DeMolay Legion of Honor.[3] He was raised a Master Mason in Lessing Lodge No. 464 in Evansville, Indiana. He also received the 33° in the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction and the Caleb B. Smith award from the Grand Lodge of Indiana.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lincoln High School Alumni Page Archived 2006-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "David Clay Goodnow". Indiana Broadcast Pioneers.
  3. 1 2 Goodnow, David. 'George Washington Joins DeMolay." The Royal Arch Mason Magazine vol. 25, no. 3 (Fall 2007-2008). p. 19.


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