Mike Dardis

Mike Dardis co-anchors the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts with Sheree Paolello.

He joined WLWT News 5 from Seattle, where he was morning anchor at KOMO.

Mike has been in the TV business for more than 30 years. Prior to his stint in Seattle, Mike worked in Philadelphia for 10 years, and at other stations in New York and Pennsylvania before that.

Mike is an Emmy Award winning anchor. He has also been honored with multiple Emmy Awards for his reporting and work on special projects. He and co-anchor Sheree Paolello were awarded an Edward R. Murrow award, one of the highest honors in TV News, for their series of stories on a fugitive doctor accused of performing unnecessary spine surgeries on hundreds of patients in Greater Cincinnati.

Mike has field anchored at conventions for both major political parties as well as presidential inaugurations.

Before moving to news in 2000, Mike was a sportscaster in Philadelphia where he hosted Major League Baseball pre-game shows, the Eagles coach's show for several years and did sideline reporting during pre-season NFL games.

He was twice named AP Sportscaster of the year in the State of Pennsylvania.

When Mike isn't covering breaking news, he enjoys coaching youth sports, volunteering in the community and hosting charity events.

Mike is proud to be the father of two children, a girl and a boy who are now off to college.

He married his co-anchor Sheree Paolello, who he calls his best friend, in May of 2019. They live in Mason, where Mike has added 3 more kids, 3 dogs and a cat to his beautifully blended family.