Don Ward Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Don Ward is an American journalist best known for playing Evening news anchor in KKTV 11 News.

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Best Known For:The television show KKTV 11 News

Breakthrough:Appeared as a young magician on the BBC program Crackerjack in 1978

Don Ward is about 91 years old as of 2026. Don Ward was born in 1935.

His educational background includes studies at Doherty High School and University of Colorado Boulder.

Don Ward's career includes news and reporting roles with KKTV and KWGN-TV, a television station.

Organization: KKTV

Role: Evening news anchor

Period: 2006–2020

Details: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Organization: KWGN-TV

Role: Reporter and substitute news anchor

Period: Before 2006

Details: Denver, Colorado · Reported and filled in as an anchor at the Denver station before returning to Colorado Springs to join KKTV.

Role: Television news journalist

Details: Louisville, Kentucky

Role: Television news reporter

Details: Lawton, Oklahoma

Don Ward rose to prominence for his role on the television show KKTV 11 News.

Notable media work includes KKTV 11 News, Crackerjack, and The Written Ward.

TV Show: KKTV 11 News (Evening news anchor, 2006-2020) — Long-running Colorado Springs television news broadcasts
TV Show: Crackerjack (Child magician, 1978) — Appeared on the BBC children's entertainment program as a young magician

Work: The Written Ward (Editorial writer and presenter) — Personal editorial commentary associated with KKTV that earned an Emmy Award in 2010

Waldo Canyon and Black Forest fires – KKTV 11 News – Anchored extended breaking news coverage of major Colorado wildfires
Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting – KKTV 11 News – 2015 – Participated in extensive breaking news coverage of the shooting
President Barack Obama interview – KKTV 11 News – 2012 – Conducted a one-on-one interview with President Obama at the White House
Gulf War military homecomings – Reported live on the return of military personnel to Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, in the early 1990s

Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — 2010 — The Written Ward on-air editorial

Don Ward is married to Ruth Ann Niebauer Ward. He has 4 children, including Cynthia Dillon and Don Ward Jr.

Children:
- Cynthia Dillon
- Don Ward Jr
- Jennifer Lennon
- Julie Mary Ward

Initially studied acting at the University of Colorado before pursuing a career in television journalism.
Died on August 24, 2020, while hiking near Mount Cameron in Colorado.
Developed a lifelong enthusiasm for Liverpool Football Club while living in England.
Was widely remembered by colleagues as a mentor to younger television journalists.
Appeared on the BBC program Crackerjack as a twelve-year-old magician in 1978.
Interviewed baseball legends including Ted Williams, Ernie Banks and Stan Musial during a 1996 event in Louisville.