David Clay Goodnow was born in Vincennes, Indiana. He is a 1957 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School. Goodnow is a former CNN Headline News anchor. He got his start in broadcasting on the AM side of WAKO-FM September, 1959. In the early 1990s, he anchored from 11pm to 3am ET. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He currently resides outside of Atlanta, Georgia.