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My last 20 years top Seattle TV anchor list



1.  Jean Enersen, KING.  NO contest.  One of the pioneers

2.  Kathi Goertzen, KOMO.  Hall of Famer and WSU legend

3. Steve Raible, KIRO, Seahawks popularity and strong news chops

4. Dan Lewis, KOMO, Kathi's co-anchor and perfect partner a long time

5. Joyce Taylor KING, (also was at KIRO) Still knockin it out of the park

Honorables:  Dennis Bounds, Lori Matsukawa, Bill Wixey, David Rose, Brad Goode, Allen Schauffler, Aaron Brown (before my time here, but certainly in the overall list).

Comments

  1. JoshJanuary 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM

    Love the list! I miss Dan and Kathi seeing them anchor together for over 20 years and now every station is just a revolving door.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM

    I'll take Eric Johnson at #5. He did a great job moving from a great sports anchor to anchor!!

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  3. Wayne LJanuary 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM

    I left him out because of the two badly biased docs he did: Is Seattle Dying and Fighting for the Soul of Seattle. Sinclair has an agenda of tearing down cities and school systems, and he should have provided more balance and offered solutions instead of showcasing what was easy to photograph and alarmist.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM

    Margaret Larson, professional, approachable and community minded. Mike James, who also tried to run for senator.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM

    And we could throw in Kerry Brock, who would go on to marry John Siegenthaler of NBC News.

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    1. Mike B BarerMarch 7, 2026 at 10:25 AM

      I, Mike Barer, wrote the last two comments, plus this one, they were not intended to be anonymous

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