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Doug Lund

1946 – 2024

News anchor

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About Doug Lund

Lived 1946 – 2024 (aged 77–78). Doug Lund was an American journalist.

Doug Lund (1946 – May 21, 2024) was an American news anchor for KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Biography Lund grew up in Volga, South Dakota. He reported that the personalities at KELO-TV were his childhood idols. In June 2000, Lund assumed a senior anchor position at KELO-TV, and his anchored newscast grew in viewership by 25 percent over the next year.

In 2001, Lund was part of a five-person cohort from KELO-TV to receive an Upper Midwest Emmy Award for Single Newscast. He received the 2006 Tom Brokaw Award from the South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Lund died from bladder cancer on May 21, 2024, at the age of 78.

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Who was Doug Lund?

News anchor

When was Doug Lund born?

Doug Lund was born in 1946.

When did Doug Lund die?

Doug Lund died on 21 May 2024.

What was Doug Lund's occupation?

Doug Lund was a journalist.

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Doug Lund was American.

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· Wikipedia: Doug Lund

· Wikidata: Q5300681

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