Dan Lewis (newsreader)
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- For other people of this name see Dan Lewis (disambiguation).
Dan Lewis (born -- -- 19--) is a long-time news presenter and reporter for KOMO-TV, in Seattle, USA.
He came to KOMO-TV in 1987 after working at television station WJLA in Washington DC, replacing retiring news anchor Jim Harriott. In 1993, he became the first reporter to interview former president Bill Clinton following the inauguration ceremony.
KOMO anchors Dan Lewis, Kathi Goertzen, and weather presenter Steve Pool have the third longest-running tenure out of any anchor team in America, having anchored KOMO News together since 1987. The station's flagship 5 o'clock news broadcasts have long been co-anchored by Lewis and Goertzen. As at 2006, Lewis continues to serve as co-anchor for the weekday editions of KOMO 4 News at, 6:00pm with Kathi Goertzen.
A critically acclaimed reporter as well as anchor, Lewis has earned eight Emmys during his time at KOMO-TV. His career has taken him around the world covering major stories in Africa, France, Japan, Poland, the Philippines, South America, and the Middle East. In addition to President Bill Clinton, Lewis has interviewed Presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush (senior). He is renowned for his clear speech throughout newscasts.
In 2002, Lewis and several other KOMO-TV staff members made cameo appearances in the movie Life or Something Like It, which starred Tony Shalhoub and Angelina Jolie.
