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CBS4Denver.com, July 10, 2006, Monday

CBS4Denver.com
July 10, 2006, Monday

The Early Show's Dave Price Comes To Denver
Weatherman Visits Denver As Part Of 'Great American Vacation' Tour
http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_191171753.html

(CBS4) The CBS Early Show's Dave Price is coming to Denver.Come see Price as he continues his "Great American Vacation" tour with a stop in the Mile High City.He'll be broadcasting live from Denver's Civic Center Park on Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. He'll also be surprising one viewer with a dream vacation.Filling in for Price on the CBS Early Show on Thursday will be CBS4's Ed Greene. This marks the second time that Greene has filled in in that role.
See Greene's photos from his last visit to New York for weatherman duties.
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Dave Price has been the weatherman and a feature reporter for CBS News' The Early Show since July 2003.In addition to in-studio forecasts, Price can be seen entertaining crowds live on the plaza outside the studios of The Early Show. He is also frequently seen broadcasting from cities across the United States.Price received an American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award for a report in the "My New Life" series, "My New Life: Joan Lovett." The series focuses on people who have transformed their lives in some way.Price has also co-hosted the CBS coverage of Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena, Calif., and of the Thanksgiving Day parade.At WNYW-TV, Price played a major role in the station's coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the crash of American Airlines flight 587 and the Iraq war. In New York, Price was the recipient of two Emmy Awards, for Best Feature Series and Best Host. On a lighter note, he was one of People magazine's 50 most eligible bachelors in 2001.Price's broadcasting career was launched at WSEE-TV in Erie, Pa., a CBS affiliate. He served as the station's morning and noon weathercaster for one year, after having spent eight years as a corporate human resources executive. A successful life-changing effort to lose 80 pounds and a chance meeting with a small-market television personality led to that career switch.He was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and is one of four brothers. He has traveled the world extensively, visiting more than 65 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, India and South Africa. Price is involved in numerous local and national charity organizations, including New York Cares, the ASPCA, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.He graduated from Cornell University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and labor relations, and from Columbia University in 1993 with a master's degree in organizational psychology. Price is single and lives in New York.

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