Jody Dean

Jody Dean is an American journalist and author, and news anchor for KTVT-TV in Dallas, Texas.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Dean attended Abliene Christian University, and chose broadcast radio as a major after listening to Ron Chapman on KVIL-FM. He soon afterwards found a job at the campus radio station, and later at another station across town. After working at three other stations, he joined with KLIF-FM in Dallas. He later became a full-time deejay at KVIL, and eventually became the producer for Chapman's morning show.

Beginning in 1991, Dean was the executive producer for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, and in 1994, moved to KRLD-AM, where he served for eight as the morning news anchor. Some of his most memorable broadcasts have concerned the Oklahoma City Bombing, and a destructive tornado that hit Wichita Falls. He is currently a news anchor for the CBS's KTVT affiliate.

He has received several awards, including an Emmy, and was named "Best Talk Show Host" by the Dallas Business Journal.

Well-known as a born-again Christian, Dean recently wrote a book, Finding God in the Evening News , which largely concerns the application of Christian viewpoints to the more unfortunate events that appear in the news. For instance, he points out that the death of Amber Hagerman led to the creation of the Amber Alert

He has been married three times, and has two sons. An avid fan of baseball, he is also known as a gourmet cook. Although he was adopted, Dean later became acquainted with his birth family; one of his cousins is Patrick Swayze.