David DeCosmo is a Hazleton native who began his broadcasting career in radio. He first joined WYOU News in a part time position while serving as News Director of WILK Radio in Wilkes-Barre. In 1972 he served as Public Information Director for Luzerne County Civil Defense during the Tropical Storm Agnes Flood and directed a network of 13 radio stations established in the weeks following that disaster to provide emergency information to the victims, their families, and the general public.

David joined WYOU News on a full time basis in 1980 and served as Wilkes-Barre Bureau Chief until 1998 when he moved into WYOU News's Scranton Newsroom. He has personally covered some of the biggest stories in Northeastern Pennsylvania including the Agnes Flood, the George Banks mass murders. the crash of TWA Flight 800 with the loss of students and teachers from Montoursville and many others.

He was the first reporter to break the story that Giardiasis had contaminated water supplies in Northeastern Pennsylvania and is credited with getting the Governor's Office to agree to release millions of dollars it had with held from the city of Scranton when he reveled to Governor Tom Ridge that much of the sanctioned money had been slated to be used for public safety projects.

David served as a lay advisor to the Luzerne County Law and Library (Bar) Association and was the first president of the Professional News Media Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He served two terms as President of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcaster's Association and served on that professional association's board of directors for over 30 years.

David has taught courses in Broadcast Management and News writing at both Wilkes University and King's College in Wilkes-Barre. He has received numerous professional, awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Professional News Media Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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