Steve Raible
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Anchor
Recognized as one of the premier news anchors in the Pacific Northwest, Steve Raible co-anchors KIRO 7 Eyewitness News at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.Steve has been awarded five Emmys, including two for “best anchor” and was a KIRO 7 News team recipient of the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. He is the voice of KIRO Television’s extensive SEAFAIR race coverage and since 1982, has been the color analyst for Seattle Seahawks football on KIRO Newsradio. In 2004, Steve moved from analyst to play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Seahawks radio broadcasts. Steve also became a published co-author in 2004 with his book, “Steve Raible’s Tales From The Seahawks Sidelines.”Steve joined KIRO Television in 1982, following a six-year career as a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks. He has reported stories from Tokyo to Moscow and has covered Olympic games and presidential campaigns.Steve is one of the Northwest’s favorite master of ceremonies and dedicates his time and talents to support many Northwest agencies including Children’s Home Society of Washington, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Big Brothers, Family Services and other Seattle-area non-profit agencies. On May 4, 2005, Steve was the recipient of the first Community Hero Award from the Washington Dollars for Scholars program. Governor Christine Gregoire also proclaimed May 4th as “Steve Raible Day” in the state of Washington.In 2004, Steve and his wife Sharon received the Distinguished Community Service Award from The Grace Heffernan Arnold Guild. He has twice been honored with the United Way Community Service Award for his dedication to the Pacific Northwest. Steve was named Outstanding Role Model of 2000 by Big Brothers Big Sisters and is the 2001 recipient of the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award. He was also honored nationally as part of the KIRO 7 News team with the Columbia University – Alfred I. duPont Award for overall excellence in television broadcasting for the groundbreaking documentary “Why the Orcas of Puget Sound are Dying”.Steve lives in Seattle with his wife Sharon, and spends his leisure time tending to their menagerie of pets. Copyright 2008 by KIROTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.




