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A reporter's life is a joy and I have always been so grateful to have found a
profession that suits me and that I care about so deeply.

In his 38 years on television, Dan has reported on a wide range of issues and
events that affect our lives, covering stories all over the Bay Area, the
country, and the world. Dan reported from Poland on the "March of the Living"
with Bay Area holocaust survivors, interviews President Obama at the White
House, and reported from Marine Corp basic training at Camp Pendleton in San
Diego. Other notable assignments include reporting live from New Hampshire and
South Carolina for the state primaries and from Iowa for the state's caucus. He
also traveled to Florida to cover Senator John Glenn's return to space and to
Peru to report on the El Nino weather phenomenon. In addition to his role as a
journalist, Dan is also a dedicated philanthropist, spending considerable time
supporting a variety of worthy causes.

One of my professional and personal highlights happened in Washington, a city I
know well having spent a great deal of time there as a teenager and young adult.
I have been to the White House as a tourist, but never as a reporter. I had that
opportunity when I interviewed President Barack Obama in the Diplomatic
Reception Room at the White House, the very room where FDR gave his iconic
fireside chats. I was able to ask President Obama several questions in a
one-on-one interview and then stand in front of the White House, lit up in the
darkness, and report our conversation to the Bay Area. It was a remarkable
experience for which I am very grateful.

There are also indelible marks made by the tragedies that I have reported from
the scene over the years. Reporting from Littleton, Colorado the day after the
Columbine High School massacre was a deeply emotional experience. My
photographer, Cathy Cavey, was worried about what we would find there. It was
such a heart-breaking place to be in the days following that tragedy but, at the
same time, it was a privilege to have students, parents, and teachers trust us
enough to tell their stories. We were moved to tears by what we saw and heard
and we were so honored and touched when they brought us cookies and thanked us
for being there. Incredible! I was the only broadcaster able to remain on the
air the night Hurricane Hugo slammed into Charleston, South Carolina and the
first one able to get back on the air in the hours after it had passed. It was a
terrifying night as the wind roared like a freight train through the
two-thousand foot transmitting tower directly above me. I could not imagine that
the tower would not collapse right on top of us, but somehow it did not fall.
Still, even in fear, the crew and I all stayed calm that night and did our best
to inform and to comfort our viewers. I learned more about myself and my job in
the two weeks after the storm than I had in the previous two years.

All of these magnificent experiences and opportunities and I could not have
imagined any of them when I used to watch Walter Cronkite deliver the news each
evening with my family. I thought as a teenager that being a journalist must be
such an interesting profession, but never really thought about making it my
reality until college. But once I got the bug, that's all it took.

When I'm not working, you'll find me in the music studio writing and recording
songs or on stage performing with my Americana Rock band, which just goes by my
name.

Heard any good music lately? Find me on Facebook and let me know! Or you can
send me your ideas on what we should play next! You can also follow me on
Twitter.

DAN ASHLEY is anchor of ABC7 News at 5:00, 6:00 & 11:00 p.m.

Dan came to ABC7 in 1995 as the weekday 5:00 p.m. news anchor and investigative
reporter. He has received many industry awards, including the prestigious DuPont
Columbia Award as well as two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in
journalism as well as numerous Emmy Awards for Best Newscast and Individual
Reporting.

Dan's distinguished work is also recognized by many other industry
organizations, including Associated Press, United Press International, and the
Press Club of Atlantic City. He has also received awards from the New Jersey and
Atlanta chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Dan began his television career at WTVD, the ABC owned television station in
Durham, North Carolina. He then worked for WCBD-TV, the ABC affiliate in
Charleston, South Carolina where he was the 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. anchor and lead
investigative reporter.

As an active member of the community, Dan serves on the boards of directors of
many worthy organizations including The Commonwealth Club, The Bay Area Red
Cross, The Oakland Symphony, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), The
Contra Costa County Crisis Center, The First Tee, and is president of the BAM
Music Foundation. Additionally, he hosts the annual "Dan Ashley's Friends of
Camp Concord Golf Tournament" which raises money to send under-served youngsters
to summer camp. To date, Dan's charity golf tournament has sent more than 10,000
kids to camp, all expenses paid.

Dan also created the non-profit "Rock the CASA Foundation" to raise money
through an annual concert to benefit the CASA organization among other
charities. Over the years, Dan's charity concert has featured major headliners
such as Eddie Money, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Melissa Etheridge, Patti
LaBelle, and Rick Springfield.

Dan is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with degrees in English
and Speech Communication.

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Dan's Stories
California Academy of Sciences study finds 28 new gecko species
Despite growing concerns for biodiversity in the wild, a new study from the
Academy of Sciences has identified several new gecko species in New Calendonia,
Australia .
High-tech flights help fight threat of sea water intrusion along coast
Thousands of visitors crowd the beaches ever year around the Capitola - Santa
Cruz area, without ever realizing they're standing on the front lines of an
ongoing battle triggered by California's drought. The enemy? Sea water.
Bay Area researchers help coral spawn as UN documents threats to barrier reefs
A report backed by the United Nations has documented the threat that coral reefs
are undergoing known as "cloral bleaching." Researchers at California Academy of
Sciences are hoping that what they call "coral spawning" can be the solution.
de Young Museum visitors help aid restoration of Egyptian tomb of Ramses the
Great
Perhaps without realizing it, visitors to San Francisco's de Young museum are
helping to unlock secrets buried for thousands of years. Discoveries are being
made right now by archaeologists working at the tomb of Ramses the Great in
Egypt.
Stanford researchers use airborne technology to spot groundwater recharge sites
Researchers from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability are using airborne
technology in search of groundwater recharge sites, which they hope can be used
to combat any future droughts.
NASA mission will measure all of the Earth's water
With a multi-year drought bearing down on California, we may soon get a
measurement of all the Earth's water, thanks to NASA.
Stanford study on whales, microplastics reveals concerning level of food chain
contamination
Whales migrate past our Bay Area coastline. But now a team from Stanford's
Hopkins Marine Station is raising concern about a possible threat to their food
chain from microplastics
Whale migration patterns put priority on safety programs
As a researcher at the Marine Mammal Center, Bill Keener has been watching San
Francisco Bay for decades. But he says lately, there's been a lot more to keep
an eye on.
SF Bay whale migration patterns put priority on safety programs
A researcher at the Marine Mammal Center who has been watching SF Bay for
decades says lately, there's been a lot more to keep an eye on.
Improvements eyed for San Francisco Bay in wake of algae bloom
Researchers are still trying to pin down the exact triggers for the recent algae
bloom, which may be even more complicated than previously understood.
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