Dan Spehler joined 6News as an anchor/reporter in November 2005, joining the “Good Morning Indiana” team in 2007. Despite the (very!) early start each day, he enjoys helping Central Indiana wake up with the area's most complete news, weather and traffic every weekday morning.

Spehler also hosts “Are You Kidding Me?” -- a regular segment on 6 News featuring unfair, ridiculous or bizarre situations affecting local viewers. He has also covered many important consumer, investigative and political stories for RTV6, including the 2008 presidential campaign, when he and co-anchor Grace Trahan interviewed then-candidate Barack Obama.

A "Buckeye" for most of his life, Spehler grew up in the Cleveland area, where he knew at a very early age that he wanted to work in television. In fact, as a small child, his family let him build a fake television studio in the basement, where he "pretended" to broadcast everything from the nightly news to the Super Bowl!

That childhood dream was realized in February 2007, when Spehler was assigned to Miami to cover the Colts’ amazing championship run to Super Bowl XLI.

“It was an amazing experience I'll never forget,” Spehler said. "And what a thrill to be right there to see something our whole community and state will celebrate for years to come!"

Before moving to Indianapolis, Spehler worked at WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio, where he anchored the daily 5:30 p.m. newscast and reported for the 11:00 p.m. news. While at WDTN, Spehler was honored to receive both an Emmy nomination and a first-place award for investigative reporting from the Ohio Associated Press, for investigating the circumstances surrounding a botched drug raid that led to a young man's death. Another story of Spehler’s even helped change Ohio law, when he discovered that a new law prohibiting sex offenders from living near schools was not being properly enforced.

Prior to working in Dayton, Spehler was a weekend anchor/reporter for WUPW-TV in Toledo, Ohio. His work there was also recognized by industry leaders with two more Ohio Associated Press Awards: "Best Investigative Reporting" (first place) and "Best Reporter" (honorable mention).

Spehler’s investigative reporting at 6News has also been recognized, with a 2007 award from the Society of Professional Journalists and two honorable mentions from the Indiana Associated Press for "Best Reporter" and “Best Spot News Reporting."

Spehler attended Bowling Green State University and while there, served as general manager/news director for BG 24 News, the campus television station. Spehler also worked at WTVG-TV in Toledo as a news producer.

Away from work, Spehler enjoys music, the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. He is also (as you may have gathered) a huge sports fan- playing softball, tennis and golf- while also volunteering for various community events and appearances with (among others) the Indianapolis Indians, Richmond RiverRats, and Pike Red Devils.

In fact this past year, Spehler was honored to have the chance to sing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” on Opening Day at Victory Field.

Residing in Castleton, Spehler is thrilled to be a part of the greater Indianapolis community and enjoys spending time downtown, along the canal, and in Broad Ripple.

If you have a story idea, or just want to say hello, you can e-mail Dan at dan_spehler@wrtv.com.