Dan Bowens

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Recent Stories

• Wake County expects 10,000 H1N1 shots
• Cyclists want lane in Hillsborough Street project
• Man-made snowstorm traps Raleigh tourists in China
• Girl falls from escalator at Triangle Town Center mall
• Mobile app points out presence of sex offenders

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Professional Experience:
2006 to present: reporter, WRAL-TV; 2004 to 2006: reporter, WINK-TV, Fort Myers, Fla.; 2002 to 2003: reporter, KEPR-TV, Pasco, Wash.; 2001 to 2002: videotape editor/intern, WBNS-TV, Columbus, Ohio

Awards & Recognition:
2007 Emmy Award for best weekend newscast

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, minor in Creative English, Ohio Wesleyan University, Deleware, Ohio

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, Calif., but grew up in Montclair, N.J.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
National Association of Black Journalists; most sports, Career Day volunteer at Fayetteville Street Lab School; TriCity Sports; active in the Trinagle community, volunteering with local schools and other charitable organizations

Favorite Books & Movies:
Books: "Old Man and the Sea," "The Miracle of St. Anthony;" authors Bob Woodward, John Grisham and Hunter Thompson; movies: "Chariots of Fire," "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Glory"

Favorite Web Sites:
WRAL.com, CNN.com, Montclair Times, ESPN, FoxNews.com

Likes Best About North Carolina:
It seems like people are always exercising and staying fit. It's inspiring. The weather's not so bad either.

Most Memorable Assignments:
Covering the 2008 presidential election; reporting from Chicago on election night and Washington D.C. for the inauguration