About

Dave Lucas is something of a D.C. area broadcast institution. As one of the original news anchors for NewsChannel 8, he has called the station his home since it went on the air 34 years ago. He is among the region’s most highly regarded broadcast journalists.

Dave’s broadcast journey started nearly 48 years ago in Charleston, S.C., as a sports and health reporter. From there, he was a nationally syndicated medical reporter for Medstar Television and host of Discovery Channel’s daily Your Health! program.

Over his career, he’s done thousands of interviews and covered some of the biggest stories of our time. Lucas was anchoring live on the air when the Pentagon was attacked on 9-11, and when The Capital was overrun on January 6th. He’s known for his deep interest in and knowledge of politics and history. During his D.C. career, Dave has covered seven national political conventions, eight Presidential inaugurations and too many Congressional, state and local races to count. He’s also an avid golfer and hosted “Capital Golf Weekly”, Washington’s only golf news and information show for 17 years.

In 2021, Dave was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Capital Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He’s been honored with numerous journalism honors including three regional Emmy awards and a national Edward R. Morrow award for his political reporting. Lucas also points with pride to back-to-back National Cable Ace awards for Healthline as the nation’s best local public affairs program.

Dave and his wife Lisa are looking forward to their next adventure in Richmond, VA, where they’re moving to be closer to their children and a happily increasing number of grandchildren.