Dave Wagner
Dave Wagner
Dave Wagner is an American News Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KIRO 7 -TV which is a CBS-affiliated television station based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. He has done coverage of stories like the Charleston church massacre, Olympics in Sochi, London, and Vancouver.[1][3]
Early Life and Education
Dave was born in the United States. He was raised up in Ohio but his roots run deep in Seattle. Dave’s great grandfather William Weaver, was a prominent businessman and also a Seattle City Council member. His grandparents are Walter and Ethel Wagner.[4]
He studied at the University of Washington and his grandfather taught at the same school. [2]
Marital Life
Dave Wagner is happily married and blessed with two lovely children.
A week after their honeymoon, he surprised his wife by going undercover as an inmate.
He spent a month in the Fayette County, Kentucky Detention Center investigating overcrowding, the treatment of mentally ill prisoners and an alarming number of suicides.
Dave and his wife love being with their two sons and exploring the outdoors.
Career
Dave Wagner traveled to Lithuania to confront the accused war criminals about the long-held government secret. The stories led Congress to introduce the “Nazi Benefits Termination Act”.
He worked as an undercover as an inmate in the Fayette County, Kentucky Detention Center. He investigated overcrowding, the treatment of mentally ill prisoners and an alarming number of suicides.
Dave has produced and directed a documentary about the “Lyman sisters” for the Discovery network.
He has won multiples awards for his good reporting skills including; 36 Emmy Awards and 4 Edward R. Murrow Awards. He has also produced and directed a documentary about the “Lyman sisters” for the Discovery network.
Currently, Dave is a News Anchor and Investigative Reporter at KIRO 7 -TV which is a CBS-affiliated television station based in Seattle, Washington in the United States.
Honor & Awards
Emmy Awards (36 times)
Edward R. Murrow Awards (4 times)
Some of Dave Wagner’s News Articles
Gov. Inslee says president’s messaging hurt Washington State
Gov. Jay Inslee gives an address on the state's coronavirus response on April 21, 2020.
By: Dave Wagner Updated: April 28, 2020 - 12:55 PM SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee told KIRO 7 that President Donald Trump downplayed the danger of coronavirus in February and hurt Washington State’s ability to respond to the pandemic.
"The day that he sort of called this a hoax, I issued an emergency declaration for the state of Washington.[6]
Everything was falling from the Sky’: Victim of crane collapse speaks
A Seattle Uber driver, who was severely injured in a crane collapse, is talking to KIRO 7.
"I literally met death face-to-face and I thought, ‘I’m going to die,’” said Ali Edriss in his only interview since the accident.
Edriss was driving three passengers on April 27.
Among them, was Seattle Pacific University freshman Sarah Wong.
"She seemed like a super nice person.
May God bless her soul.
I’m so sorry for her family,” said Edriss.[7]
Thriving in a Multi-Cloud World
Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2020.
Read them in this 12th annual VMblog.com series exclusive.
By Dave Wagner, senior manager, product marketing, application management, SolarWinds As we wrap up 2019, it's a great time to reflect on previous predictions and anticipate the year ahead.[8][9]