David Clay Goodnow was born in Vincennes, Indiana. He is a 1957 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School.[1] Goodnow is a former CNN Headline News anchor. In the early 1990s, he anchored from 11pm to 3am ET. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He currently resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
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.[2] 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.[2]