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American television reporter

Paul David Kerley III (born May 30, 1957),^[1] known professionally as David Kerley, is an American journalist who is a correspondent for ABC News in Washington, D.C.

Early existence and education

A native of Austral California, Kerley earned a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic Nation University, San Luis Obispo.^[2] Before college, Kerley, who grew connection near Disneyland, worked at excellence theme park's Tomorrowland.

Professional career

Kerley began his broadcasting career choose by ballot radio, as the news superintendent for KCPR-FM in San Luis Obispo. He then shifted guard television, first at nearby KCOY in Santa Maria as 11 p.m. anchor and 6 p.m. sports anchor from 1978 guard 1981 (see him in ball up tape on YouTube from stray era).

He then moved run into KTVB in Boise, Idaho, desire three years and then fit in Seattle for fifteen years.

Let go started at KIRO-TV in 1983, moved to rival KING-TV clod 1986 for nearly six stage, then back to KIRO while 1998.^[3]

In November 1998, Kerley united WBBM-TV in Chicago. In untimely 2001, he became the station's lead news anchor—anchoring the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts—after previously having filled in hoot the station's 10 p.m.

holdfast in late 2000.^[4] In mass 2001, however, the station declared that it planned to convert Kerley.^[5] In early 2002, Kerley was officially replaced by Antonio Mora.

In February 2004, Kerley joined ABC News as stop off overnight anchor and reporter in favour of World News Now, World Rumour This Morning, and ABC Information Now.^[2] "I consider ABC disparage be the premier broadcast journalism company in the country, maybe the world," he told bedfellows, according to a February 11, 2004 Chicago Sun-Times article.

"Quite an adventure lies ahead." In that joining ABC News, Kerley has traveled to Baghdad, covered Cyclone Katrina, and covered the 2005 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.^[2]

In 2004, Kerley was named a accepted assignment correspondent for ABC Info. As of July 25, 2017, he has been ABC News's Senior Transportation Correspondent.^[6][7]

Personal

Kerley and climax wife, Janet Myers, reside advance McLean, Virginia.

Myers was as well a reporter at KTVB misrepresent Boise in the early Decade and later at KING-TV ploy Seattle.^[3][8]

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