Doug began his career as a copy boy at the New York Times, and then moved to California to play in a rock band. After hundreds of gigs and one Indie album failed to make him a rock star, Doug returned to journalism, working for Associated Press Radio and San Francisco station K-101. He did a brief stint at KGO before joining KCBS in 1990. Doug has won more than 125 broadcast journalism awards, including national honors from the Society of Professional Journalists, the RTNDA/Edward R. Murrow awards, and the National Headliner Awards. He was the first three-time winner of the AP's Reporter of the Year Award for California/Nevada, honored in 1999, 2003 and 2004.
Doug loves the great outdoors, and has chronicled some of his adventures on KCBS, including expeditions to Everest and Kilimanjaro and bike rides across California, Alaska and Texas for AIDS and cancer charities. Doug has also reported for KCBS from such places as China, Mexico and the Tour de France.
Doug was born in New York City, raised in Manhattan and Wisconsin, and has a degree in History from Brown University. He lives in the Oakland hills...and he still plays music! He is the bass player for the increasingly legendary Eyewitness Blues Band, made up of broadcasters from KCBS and CBS-5 TV. Doug also writes songs, poetry and short fiction, and makes short films (he has a short attention span). His other passions include politics, food, travel and his pets.
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