Quick Facts
Biography
Dave Evans (born 1962) is an American television journalist. Since 1999, he has been a reporter for WABC-TV in New York City, New York.
Early life and education
Evans earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
Career
He was a reporter for KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas, for a few years.
More recently, Evans was a reporter for WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas, where he was a senior political reporter for a decade. Evans covered several high-profile political stories and elections. He reported on Ross Perot's 1992 United States presidential campaign and his subsequent 1996 campaign, as well as the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Evans has covered international affairs. He has reported on the Civil War that happened in Central America. He led coverage for the American intervention in Haiti.
He traveled to Iowa to cover the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Accolades
Evans received the award for American Press Best Reporter in Texas.