Kent Dana, who has been the voice and face of Valley news for the past 30 years, has died at the age of 80.

During his radio career, Dana reported from the Oklahoma City terror bombing site, the Los Angeles riots, and Barry Goldwater’s living room.

He will be remembered, however, for being a mainstay at the anchor desk during a period when local television news ruled the ratings.

Kent was the third of seven children raised in a modest house on Central Avenue and Thomas Road, now the historic Willo District.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Phoenix was still defining its identity.

Kent Dana son: Who is Joe Dana?

Joe Dana is the biographical son of Kent Dana, the late news caster.

During a 1995 newscast, Kent Dana interviews his son Joe Dana. That year, Father’s Day fell on a Sunday.

Joe Dana is an Arizona-born and reared American television anchor and reporter.

He is currently a reporter and anchor for 12 News I-Team.

He also worked as a field reporter for 12 News Today newscasts, where he covered a special segment on military health care.

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