Dennis Bounds Explained

Dennis Bounds is a former weeknight news anchor for KING-TV, a television station in Seattle, Washington. Dennis started with KING-TV in March 1991 and accepted a retirement buy-out by Tegna, formerly Gannett, in April 2016. He will no longer be seen on KING-TV, after 25 years with the station^[1] He lives in Redmond, Washington.^[2]

Bounds graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1974. He received a BA in sociology. He is married, and his three children attend public schools in the Seattle area.^[1]

News Anchor career

On December 14, 1994, Bounds was promoted from the morning/noon newscasts to the weeknights evening news, a role he has held since then.^[3] In April 2016, Bounds took a voluntary retirement offer, along with long-time co-anchor Jean Enersen, former chief meteorologist Jeff Renner, and reporter Linda Byron.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dennis Bounds. October 25, 2015. dead. October 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025153448/http://www.king5.com/story/about-us/team-bios/2014/08/12/dennis-bounds/13949171/.
2. Web site: KING 5's Dennis Bounds to be Grand Marshal of Derby Days Grand Parade on Saturday. July 7, 2011. Redmond Reporter. October 25, 2015. Samantha. Pak.
3. Web site: Dennis Bounds '74. October 25, 2015. dead. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905181301/http://arts-sciences.und.edu/_give-now/denny-bounds.cfm.
4. Web site: Dennis Bounds, Jeff Renner among KING 5 staffers taking retirement offers . April 21, 2016.