Born: March 7, 1960
Age: 64
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dana King (born March 7, 1960) is an American broadcast journalist who served as an anchor for San Francisco CBS Affiliate KPIX. At the conclusion of the 11:00 p.m. broadcast of the KPIX nightly newscast on December 7, 2012, King announced that she would be leaving KPIX to pursue her passion in sculpting and art.
King won a local Emmy Award for her reporting in Honduras in 1998 and 2000, reporting on the consequences of Hurricane Mitch. King also won an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award in March 2005 for her reporting on the tenth anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. She is also known for her coverage of the conflict in Afghanistan, and the September 11 Attacks.
In the early 1990s, King co-anchored ABC's Good Morning America Sunday, before moving to CBS's CBS Morning News (1994-95) and other CBS News programs.
King is a graduate of Ferris State University.
King is a competitive rower, taking up the sport in her 30s. Her four-woman team won a gold medal in 2006 at the FISA Master’s World Championship.