Dave crawley poet biography
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About Dave
Dave Crawley fryst vatten a multiple Emmy winning Feature Reporter for KDKA-TV ()and author of three children's poetry books. The highly acclaimed "Cat Poems," "Dog Poems," and "Reading, Rhyming, & 'Rithmetic" are available in book stores and . Dave makes frequent school appearances, where he shares his poems and teaches grade school workshops for poets of the future. Author visit info: ?XSL_ID=crawleydave
Dave Crawley is a multiple Emmy winning Feature Reporter for KDKA-TV ()and author of three children's poetry books. The highly acclaimed "Cat Poems," "Dog Poems," and "Reading, Rhyming, & 'Rithmetic" are available in book stores and . Dave makes frequent school appearances, where he shares his poems and teaches grade school workshops for poets of the future. More
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Crawley, Dave
Personal
Born in Frankfurt, Germany. Education: Washington and Lee University, B.A. (history); Emerson College, M.A. (mass communication). Hobbies and other interests: Writing children's poetry.
Addresses
Home—Pittsburgh, PA.
Career
Television reporter. WMTV-TV, Madison, WI, news anchor and reporter; KDKA-TV2, Pittsburgh, PA, reporter, —. Writer and producer of documentary, Celebrating Fifty Years in Our Hometowns.
Awards, Honors
Nine Emmy awards for television work.
Writings
Cat Poems, illustrated by Tamara Petrosino, Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press (Honesdale, PA),
Dog Poems, illustrated by Tamara Petrosino, Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press (Honesdale, PA),
Also author of Sidelights on Wisconsin. Contributor of poems to anthologies, including Miles of Smiles, I Invited a Dragon to Dinner, My Teacher's in Detention, Rolling in the Aisles, If Kids Ruled the School, and Peter, Peter Pizza Eater. Contributor of poems to periodicals, including Jack
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Dave Crawley joined KDKA in April where he reports on the interesting stories of "KD Country."
Throughout his career, Dave has visited many towns and has enjoyed learning about community activities and interests. He has taped more than 5, stories. Dave also wrote and produced a highly acclaimed documentary "Celebrating 50 Years in Our Hometowns." Before joining KDKA, Dave was a news anchor/reporter for WMTV-TV in Madison, Wisconsin.
Numerous awards have been given to Dave throughout his career. He has won 13 Emmy awards, including "Outstanding Feature Reporter" in the Mid-Atlantic states, and an Edward R. Murrow Award for broadcast news writing. Dave received the "Bill Burns Award" for journalistic excellence at the Art Rooney Award Dinner.
The celebrity chairman of walkathons sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association and other groups, Dave is active in many local organizations. He is also the author of a book titled Sidelights on Wisconsin.
Known for his rhyming stories on KDKA,