Dan Winters
13 Facinating Facts About Dan Winters
1. I am not a member of Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
2. My cell phone is four years old and cannot access the web.
3. I eat ketchup on everything... I mean EVERYTHING.
4. I have lived in six towns in Iowa.
5. I used to give radio traffic reports in Houston, TX under the pseudonym "Eric James."
6. I have a crippling fear of snakes.
7. My family used to own the oldest hardware store in Iowa.
8. I can recite every word of the movie, "Christmas Vacation."
9. I've always registered to vote as an independent.
10. I was president of my fraternity.
11. I'm always losing my keys and my wallet.
12. I had dental bonding to fill the big gap in my front teeth.
13. I refuse to ever take another trip to Branson, MO.
Dan Winters is an anchor and Emmy award-winning investigative reporter for Channel 13 News. Dan has spent the past five years covering the big story in Iowa, where he was born and raised.
Dan came to Channel 13 in May, 2004. He was born on a farm near Chariton, IA. He has lived in Marengo, Sioux City, Clarinda, Ames, and now, Des Moines. Dan began his broadcasting career at age 16 at KMA Radio in Shenandoah, IA. After high school, he worked full-time as a news anchor/editor for KPRC, the CBS Radio affiliate, in Houston, TX.
Dan made his way back to begin college at Iowa State University's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. While in college, he worked as a reporter for KCCI-TV, covering the VEISHEA riot of 2004. Later that year, Dan was awarded "First Place TV Reporting" at the 2004 Hearst Journalism Awards Championship in San Francisco. Dan has been recognized several times for his writing and reporting. He received a 2008 Regional Emmy award for "Investigative Series."
One of the highlights of Dan's career was being assigned to interview and cover President Barack Obama during the 2008 Iowa Caucuses. Dan and his wife, Shannon, live in Beaverdale.
You can contact Dan here.
1. I am not a member of Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
2. My cell phone is four years old and cannot access the web.
3. I eat ketchup on everything... I mean EVERYTHING.
4. I have lived in six towns in Iowa.
5. I used to give radio traffic reports in Houston, TX under the pseudonym "Eric James."
6. I have a crippling fear of snakes.
7. My family used to own the oldest hardware store in Iowa.
8. I can recite every word of the movie, "Christmas Vacation."
9. I've always registered to vote as an independent.
10. I was president of my fraternity.
11. I'm always losing my keys and my wallet.
12. I had dental bonding to fill the big gap in my front teeth.
13. I refuse to ever take another trip to Branson, MO.
Dan Winters is an anchor and Emmy award-winning investigative reporter for Channel 13 News. Dan has spent the past five years covering the big story in Iowa, where he was born and raised.
Dan came to Channel 13 in May, 2004. He was born on a farm near Chariton, IA. He has lived in Marengo, Sioux City, Clarinda, Ames, and now, Des Moines. Dan began his broadcasting career at age 16 at KMA Radio in Shenandoah, IA. After high school, he worked full-time as a news anchor/editor for KPRC, the CBS Radio affiliate, in Houston, TX.
Dan made his way back to begin college at Iowa State University's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. While in college, he worked as a reporter for KCCI-TV, covering the VEISHEA riot of 2004. Later that year, Dan was awarded "First Place TV Reporting" at the 2004 Hearst Journalism Awards Championship in San Francisco. Dan has been recognized several times for his writing and reporting. He received a 2008 Regional Emmy award for "Investigative Series."
One of the highlights of Dan's career was being assigned to interview and cover President Barack Obama during the 2008 Iowa Caucuses. Dan and his wife, Shannon, live in Beaverdale.
You can contact Dan here.
