Dave Davies (reporter)

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Dave Davies (born February 14, 1953) is an American print and broadcast journalist.

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Early life and education

Davies was born in Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1975.

Career

For 25 years, Davies was a reporter and columnist on government and politics for the Philadelphia Daily News . From 1982 to 1986, he covered City Hall and other beats, and served as news director for one year.

Davies became a senior reporter at public radio station WHYY-FM in 2010. He covers Philadelphia government and politics, and he produces enterprise reports on emerging city and regional issues for WHYY's multimedia news outlets. His blog, Off Mic, is featured on WHYY's NewsWorks.org. Davies is also a regular fill-in host for Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air , heard on more than 500 public radio stations. He has also substituted for Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY-FM's Radio Times. [1] [2]

In 2003, he was offered the post of press secretary to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. Davies initially accepted but reversed his decision and declined the post the following week. [3]

Davies has also worked for the radio station KYW in Philadelphia as City Hall bureau chief.

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References

  1. "Dave Davies Guest Host, Fresh Air". NPR.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. "Search results for 'Fresh Air Terry Gross au:Davies, Dave, 1953-'". Fresh Air with Terry Gross. National Public Radio (U.S.) WHYY, Inc. 2016. Scroll down to 'View online' to hear the audio of the interview.
  3. Valania, Jonathan (January 22, 2003). "They Really Had Him: Daily News reporter Dave Davies opts not to accept Gov. Rendell's six-figure offer". Philadelphia Weekly. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.