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David Rancken

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David Rancken is new to Dallas but he's no stranger to news. He has been in broadcasting for more than 20 years, starting his career as the nightly news anchorman for a small TV station in Houston. Recalling those early days: "We had five people in the newsroom and had a lot of area to cover. I anchored, wrote and shot a lot of the news stories myself.” He went on to work drive times at radio stations KLTR and KODA in Houston.David doubled up as a reporter/senior producer for KNWS-TV, Channel 51 and worked overnights. "I learned how to get by on five hours of sleep a day with that schedule."David has won numerous broadcast awards from the Associated Press, the Texas Association of Broadcasters, as well as the Dallas and Houston Press Clubs. His public affairs shows have been recognized for their excellence by the American Cancer Society, Women in Communications, the Mental Health Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.In addition to David's duties at 103.7 lite fm, he also travels the country to serve as emcee for several professional tennis tournaments on the men’s and women’s tours; including the Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity, the Advanta Championships and the U.S. Master’s Cup Tennis Championships. He also has emceed Elton John's annual All Star Smash Hits charity tennis event.

The Rancken File

Consumer Credit Counseling
Todd Mark -- CCCS

Dallas Children's Theatre
Lisa Schreiner -- Public Relations

Stephanie's Day
Steve Mauldin -- Pres./GM CBS-11 Dr. Carolyn Garver -- Autism Treatment Centre

North Texas Food Bank
Sayeda Mahler -- Cause Marketing

Digital TV
Michael Garfield -- High Tech Texan

Dallas County Health Department Pt 2
Dr. John Carlo -- Medical Director, part 2 of a two part interview

Better Business Bureau of Dallas
Jeannette Kopko

Dallas Children's Advocacy Centre
Lynn Davis

Dallas County Health Department
Dr. John Carlo -- Health Director Dallas County

Dallas Challenge
Tim James -- President and CEO

The Women's Museum
Haley Curry -- Marketing Manager

Family Hope International
Larry Hansard

Southwest Transplant Alliance
Pam Silvestri

Dallas Zoo
Sean Greene -- Dallas Zoo

Your Workplace
Bonnie Monych -- employment expert

Education is Freedom
Dr. Danielle Lavin-Loucks

AFI Dallas
John Wildman -- Director of Media

Elisa Project
Dr. Elizabeth Hughes -- Executive Director

Special Care & Career Services
Cathy Packard -- Executive Director

Dallas Summer Musicals
Doug Voet -- DSM

Go Red for Women
Claire Kinzy -- American Heart Association Dallas

Carter Blood Care
Dr. Lesley Kresie -- Medical Director

Parenting Alone
Bob Robinson -- Founder of Parenting Alone of Plano www.parentingalone.org

Fort Worth
Kelly Campbell -- Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau

American Lung Association
Ronneal Mathews -- Program Director American Lung Association of the Central States