Dave Ward
is the longest-running news anchor at the same station and market, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
He joined KTRK-TV Channel 13 in 1966 as a reporter and photographer.
In 1968, he was promoted to news anchor where he spent decades as a familiar face and voice of Houston news.
These days he hosts Dave Ward’s Houston, a series exploring the people and places that make the Bayou City special. And now, he has a new memoir about his years in news. It’s called Good Evening, Friends: A Broadcaster Shares His Life.
In it, he and co-author Jim McGrath chronicle Ward’s 60-plus years in radio and television, the stories he’s covered, and some of his personal struggles.
In the audio above, Ward shares some of those memories with Houston Matters host Craig Cohen.
Ward will hold a book launch on his 80th birthday, May 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Dave Ward Building at Crime Stoppers of Houston.
