Action News reporter Dann Cuellar retires after 34 years at 6abc

Dann joined 6abc in 1988.

He turned a mainstay of Motion Information at 11 p.m. with Jim Gardner.

All through his 34 years, Dann has reported on native and main information occasions, together with the terrorist assaults in 1993 and 2001 on the World Commerce Heart in New York, the bloodbath at Columbine Excessive College, the Waco Siege, and the Oklahoma Metropolis bombing.

10 Years Since 9/11

Oklahoma Metropolis Bombing

Dann has additionally traveled the world, reporting on our troops in Bosnia, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Gulf Battle

He additionally lined extreme climate occasions from snowstorms to warmth waves to hurricanes.

Snow in 1996

Hurricane Maria

He was there for all our favourite sports activities moments over the previous three a long time – together with the Phillies 2008 World Sequence championship and the Eagles successful Tremendous Bowl LII.

Tremendous Bowl Celebrations

And Dann additionally turned synonymous with Thanksgiving Eve when he would preview 6abc’s vacation parade – dubbed the “ExtravaDannza!”

Listed here are just some from over time:

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Earlier than he signed off, Dann wished to share this message with you:

To our Motion Information viewers:

It is a supply of nice delight to have been invited into your properties to report the information over the past three a long time. I do not assume I may ever absolutely seize what an honor it has been. I’ve had an amazing run right here at Motion Information. I actually have. Along with my colleagues, we traveled the world reporting on main occasions of our occasions, like being there to witness the bravery of our troops on the battlefields of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bosnia.

The Sep 11 assaults in NYC, the Columbine bloodbath, the Waco siege, the Oklahoma Metropolis Bombing, Katrina and different hurricanes throughout the U.S. and so many different vital occasions, most not too long ago, the horrible Covid-19 Pandemic.

But in addition capturing tales of true grit and heroism, together with so many who touched our hearts and gave us hope for the longer term. And typically even having enjoyable like when the Eagles gained the Tremendous Bowl and the Phillies gained the World Sequence…and naturally, our annual preview of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

I’m deeply honored to have labored with some unimaginable colleagues at 6abc WPVI-TV.

However now, after 34-plus years at Motion Information, the time has come to maneuver on.

That is the tip of a chapter and the start of one other.

There are such a lot of issues I need to do. Firstly, for the subsequent few months I will be with household, the individuals I really like essentially the most and those who enabled my profession to occur.

I plan some journey and issues I have been desirous to do.

Finally I want to educate TV & Digital journalism at a neighborhood college. Do some charitable works in our communities. Maybe some consulting work and perhaps even write a e book or two.

However proper now I need to say, thanks for watching over the a long time and giving me the chance to spend a while collectively and share so many occasions of our occasions. It has been an honor and a pleasure.

Could now we have left the world a greater place than we discovered it.

God Bless You!

-Dann