David Dick had a distinguished career with CBS News as radio and television news reporter from 1966 to 1985. He was based in Washington, Atlanta, Caracas, and Dallas; he covered the Jonestown massacre in Guyana, political and economic developments in South America, the civil war in Nicaragua and El Salvador and the invasion of Falkland Islands. He also covered three presidential campaigns of George Wallace, four national political conventions, the White House during Johnson, Nixon administrations, and other Washington assignments. Dick received an Emmy award for coverage of the shooting of Governor George Wallace in 1972. Dick also received the Press Club of Dallas “Katie” Award for best television feature story in 1980, Kentucky Broadcasters Association Distinguished Kentuckian Award in 1974, and the UK School of Journalism Award for Outstanding Contributions in 1978. Dick delivered the seventh annual Joe Creason Lecture at the University of Kentucky in 1984. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees from UK; he joined WHAS in 1959, serving in various news capacities. He is a native of Bourbon County. Dick became associate professor of the UK School of Journalism in July 1985.