Ashley came to ABC7 in 1995 as the weekday 5:00 p.m. news anchor and investigative reporter. One year later, in 1996, he was promoted to the anchor of the 6:00 and 11:00 broadcasts in addition to the 5:00 newscast.[1]
Career as a journalist
In June 1996, Ashley replaced anchor Richard Brown on the 6 & 11pm news broadcasts.[2]
In February 2013, Ashley was given an inside look at the White House while there for a 1-on-1 interview With President Barack Obama.[3]
Ashley is the longest-tenured main male news anchor in the history of ABC7 (KGO-TV) in San Francisco.[9]
When Hurricane Hugo struck Charleston, SC in 1989, Ashley was the last broadcaster to remain on the air covering the events.[10]
In 2005, he reported from Poland on the March of the Living with Bay Area holocaust survivors.[11]
Awards
During his news tenure in Charleston, Ashley received the prestigious DuPont Columbia and the Edward R. Murrow Awards.[12]
In 2015, Ashley was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences San Francisco/Northern California Chapter .[12]
Ashley has won numerous Emmy Awards for his reporting, anchoring, and producing as well as a National Emmy Nomination for reporting.[13][14][15]
Philanthropy
Friends of Camp Concord (FOCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Camp Concord, located in South Lake Tahoe. Ashley is on the board of directors[16] and hosts an annual golf tournament fundraiser for the group.[17]
Dan Ashley's Rock The CASA is an annual benefit concert to raise funding and awareness for both CASA of Contra Costa County and Friends of Camp Concord.[18]
^"Emmy Win 1997"(PDF). NATAS Southeast Chapter. The Atlanta Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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