Scott Swan
Eyewitness News Anchor
Award-winning journalist
Scott Swan anchors Central Indiana's #1 rated 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts of Channel 13 Eyewitness News on WTHR.
In 2012 Swan won three regional Emmys
for his exclusive interviews with Marcus Schrenker and Henry Lee Summer
plus two popular feature stories - the "Chicken Limo" and "Signature in
the Sand."
In 2011 Swan won five regional Emmys for his stories previewing the
Vancouver Olympics, a story about an inner city boxing program and a
story about a little tree embraced by an entire community.
In 2010 Swan won his second career National Headliner Award for a story about Heritage Christian School teacher Dan Stroup
who sends handwritten birthday letters to each of his 2,500 students
over a 30-year teaching career. The Press Club of Atlantic City honored
"Sincerely, Mr. Stroup" with its First Place & Grand Award. The
story also earned a regional Emmy.
In 2009 Swan captured four regional Emmys including "Best Anchor" and
was honored for his China special reports prior to the Beijing
Olympics. Swan was named "Best Reporter" by the Indiana Associated Press
Broadcasters Association.
In 2008 Swan won the prestigious national Edward R. Murrow Award and a
National Headliner Award for "Mission Complete." The inspiring story
chronicled
Greenfield Marine Josh Bleill who suffered the loss of both legs in
an Iraq bomb explosion. Bleill promised to only return to Indiana once
he could walk off an airplane. The story helped earn Swan "Best
Reporter" honors from the Indiana Associated Press
Broadcasters Association.
Swan has traveled the world during his career at WTHR. Swan led the
station's coverage leading up to the 2012 London Olympics, the 2010
Vancouver Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He anchored the
station's coverage of the 2006 Torino Olympics and the
2004 Athens Olympics. Swan anchored WTHR's coverage of Hurricane
Katrina from Biloxi, Mississippi.
During his career, Swan worked at KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City, WISH-TV
in Indianapolis, KITV-TV in Honolulu, KESQ-TV in Palm Springs, KHJ-TV in
Los Angeles and Disneyland Broadcast Services.
Swan volunteers his time as emcee for a wide variety of organizations
in Central Indiana and enjoys giving his testimony for church groups.
Swan graduated with a broadcast journalism degree from Pepperdine
University in 1985. He recently celebrated his 26th
wedding anniversary with his high school sweetheart, Janae'.
They have three college aged children, two attending Indiana University and one attending Purdue University.
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