Steven Dial
You know the kid that always got in trouble for talking too much, or always asking a lot of questions? Yea, that was me.
I grew up in Decatur, Georgia and earned my Bachelor of Arts degree from Claflin University, the first Historically Black College in South Carolina where I served as the SGA President.
My first reporting job was at WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina. At WLTX I won an Edward R. Murrow Award for my reporting on concussions in middle and high schools.
In 2015 I started working with First Coast News in Jacksonville, Florida. There I covered the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the church shooting in Charleston, the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting and Hurricane Matthew.
In 2016 I won an Emmy for my reporting on coaching salaries and education.
Following Jacksonville, I was a reporter at KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri. While enjoying some great BBQ, I covered politics in Kansas and Missouri. I served as lead reporter during the Gov. Eric Greitens sex scandal and resignation. I also covered historic flood and multiple tornados.
Mentoring is important to me. Since 2011 I have been a “big” with Big Brothers Big Sisters in multiple states.
I’m proud of my Atlanta roots and sports teams, my personal passion is covering politics. I’m a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.
The latest from Steven Dial
Texas, Oklahoma boards vote to accept invitation to SEC
It's official -- Texas and Oklahoma have accepted invitations to join the SEC. The next potential step? Attempting to start play in the powerhouse league before 2025.
Texas colleges weighing options for masks, vaccines for upcoming semester
Texas colleges and universities are weighing their options for masks and vaccines as the fall semester is about to get underway.
Baylor Scott & White Health to require staff and other workers to be vaccinated starting Oct. 1
Baylor Scott & White Health is requiring its staff and other workers in its hospital to be vaccinated as the COVID-19 Delta variant cases continue to increase.
State Rep. Philip Cortez escapes Texas again to rejoin House Democrats in D.C.
Texas Democrats continue to draw a line in the sand, vowing to not return to the state until the special session ends.
Beto O'Rourke discusses continued efforts by Texas Democrats to stop proposed voting laws
Texas Democrats are entering their third week in Washington D.C., denying Republicans a quorum in the Texas House to continue the special session.
Collin County reports 4 deaths from untreatable 'superbug' fungus this year
One day after the CDC said an "untreatable" fungus killed two people in North Texas hospitals this year, Collin County released information saying the fungus killed four people at a pair of hospitals there.
North Texas health officials warn that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations could return to surge levels
Health officials are warning that if current COVID-19 trends continue in North Texas, hospitalizations and case numbers are likely to climb back up to surge levels by this fall.
COVID-19 hospitalizations across North Texas steadily on the rise
The signs of another COVID-19 surge in North Texas are becoming clearer. Hospitalizations aren't quite where they were during the winter, but they've more than tripled in the past month. Health officials see them only going up.
Texas Democratic lawmakers remain in DC to block GOP voting bills
It's the third day of the Democrats’ dramatic escape from Austin, in what Texas Republicans would call a desertion.
Abbott threatens to arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block GOP voting bills
Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to arrest the House Democrats if they do not show up to vote on a Republican election bill. But it may be weeks before that happens. They are prepared to stay in Washington D.C. until the special session ends.