editor Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 The TV industry e-rag, TVNewsCheck, did a profile of ABC13's Dave Ward this week. I'm not sure why, but it's an interesting read.The anchor has been with ABC O&O KTRK since 1966, and remains an iconic newscaster who still delivers No. 1 ratings in the No. 10 DMA. At 73, he’s got no plans to go anywhere else. “They’ll probably carry me out of here feet first,” he says.Linky: http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/59592/dave-ward-eats-sleeps--breathes-houstonDisclosure: A few years ago I wrote an article for TVNewsCheck, but haven't had any interaction with it since. Oh, and I interviewed for a job at KTRK back in the 00's, but decided not to take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little frau Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I met him once when he came to the railroad general offices to do a story. That was in about '70 or '71. He's much shorter than I thought he would be.Thanks for posting this link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I ran into him on more than one occasion for some charity/mixer kind of thing. He always smelled of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot. Nice guy though. Hope he sticks around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Dave Ward had a bit part in the made for TV movie My Sweet Charlie back in either 1969 or 70. He played that part of a deputy. The movie starred Patty Duke and Al Freeman Jr. The location was filmed at the Bolivar lighthouse. It had to have been in the summer, because we were staying at our parents beach house not far from there. My older sister took myself and a friend down there just to look around and being brave she drove right up to the movie site and talked our way in. Once on site we walked around and saw Patty Duke sitting with some people. Somebody told us to keep back and go over to one of the other tents and have some refreshments. After awhile someone else realized that we weren't supposed to be there and told us to leave. That's the closest I ever got to a movie star. Never saw Dave Ward though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Would be pretty cool if he makes 50 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Would be pretty cool if he makes 50 years.I'm quite certain he's been drinking for more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 It's true that Dave was known for being a boozer at one time, but that's very old and outdated news. He's been on the wagon and sober for quite a few years now. It took one health scare after another to make him finally decide to take the pledge and stay dry. Nobody his age -- 73 -- could be an alcoholic and look as good as healthy as he looks.So come on people. Lose the boozer stuff and give Dave his props for being a hugely successful TV news anchor longer than anybody in TV history.For plumber2: In My Sweet Charlie, Dave was in just two very short scenes, the one where he shot Charlie as he ran away, and the closing scene where he and some others watch as Charlie's body is placed in an ambulance and taken away. So he was on the location for only as long as it took to shoot those scenes, both of which were probably shot on the same day. He wasn't there the day you were there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 If I remember correctly, he stopped to boozing around the time or shortly after it was discovered that Ed Brandon (weather man) was a cokehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 How much is Dave making as anchor of channel 13? All those years...i wouldn't be surprised if he was pulling in a $1mil /yr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I was wondering how old Dave was, after seeing him recently, delivering the news. I can't remember when he wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Dave Ward turned 73 this past May. I have to say he's the healthiest looking septuagenarian I've ever seen. That's why I'm convinced that he quit drinking and partying hard a long time ago. That kind of life-style makes you look old before your time and will kill you sooner than later.Dave has sat in the anchor chair since 1968 -- 44 years. Think about that. An entire generation of Houstonians born in the late 60s and early 70s has grown up and matured into middle age with him in front of the camera at KTRK. If the Eyewitness News ratings hold up, and if he stays healthy, there's no reason to believe he won't continue anchoring and still be on the air at the 50 year mark and beyond. Edited September 4, 2012 by FilioScotia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I ran into him on more than one occasion for some charity/mixer kind of thing. He always smelled of alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot.DWI conviction in 1995. $750 fine and 180 days jail probated 1 year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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