Dennis Bounds is a former weeknight news anchor for KING-TV, a television station in Seattle, Washington. Dennis started with KING-TV in March 1991 and accepted a retirement buy-out by Tegna, formerly Gannett, in April 2016. He will no longer be seen on KING-TV, after 25 years with the station[1] He lives in Redmond, Washington.[2]

Bounds graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1974. He received a BA in sociology. He is married, and his three children attend public schools in the Seattle area.[1]

News Anchor career

On December 14, 1994, Bounds was promoted from the morning/noon newscasts to the weeknights evening news, a role he has held since then.[3] In April 2016, Bounds took a voluntary retirement offer, along with long-time co-anchor Jean Enersen, former chief meteorologist Jeff Renner, and reporter Linda Byron.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dennis Bounds". Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Pak, Samantha (July 7, 2011). "KING 5's Dennis Bounds to be Grand Marshal of Derby Days Grand Parade on Saturday". Redmond Reporter. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dennis Bounds '74". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dennis Bounds, Jeff Renner among KING 5 staffers taking retirement offers". Retrieved April 21, 2016.


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