Dan Rea is the conservative-leaning host of "NightSide with Dan Rea" WBZ radio, following the death of Paul Sullivan.

Education and background

A graduate of

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(Class of 1966),

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(English major) and

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, Rea is a native Bostonian who now lives in

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. He was born at Faulkner Hospital and grew up in Readville.

Career

Prior to his current job on WBZ Radio, Dan Rea worked as a news reporter from 1976 to 2007 on WBZ's sister station,

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, the CBS affiliate in Boston where he won two Regional Emmys and nine Regional Emmy Nominations. He also had a small role in the movie Reversal of Fortune. His present radio career is a return to WBZ Radio since he was on air there while at

in the 70s. At that time, Rea was a conservative activist "...serving as national vice chairman of

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and opposing Richard Nixon’s re-election as president in 1972 on the grounds that he was too liberal." More recently, Rea has described his views as being libertarian conservative.

Awards

Rea spent four years trying to clear the name of Joe Salvati, a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Rea was able to find evidence that exonerated Mr. Salvati's name and he was released from prison.The Salvati Case: Alumni uncover FBI corruption, exonerating client after 30-year imprisonment
For his work on the case, "the

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honored Rea with the First Annual Excellence in Journalism Award. The Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for his efforts in the Salvati case also honored Rea.""Wrongful Convictions: Panelist Bio: Dan Rea"
Harvard Law School, 2002 In June 1988 Rea was presented with Boston University Law School's "Silver Shingle" award for outstanding public service." In November of 2010, Rea received the " Yankee Quill Award by the Academy of New England Journalists and the New England Society of Newspaper Editors.

Family

Rea and his wife Jeanne, are parents of Daniel III and Catherine Florence. Daniel Rea III is the general manager of the

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References

External links

Justice Finally Prevails for Joe Salvati
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