David Frei is well-known to millions of television viewers as the longtime (since 1990) co-host of USA Network’s annual telecast of the popular Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. His adventures with the Westminster Best In Show winners have taken him to the White House, for a ride on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and many media appearances. He has been director of communications for Westminster since 2003.
David also has been co-host on NBC of The National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day since its inception in 2002, a telecast seen by about 20 million viewers.
A longtime breeder-owner-handler and judge of purebred dogs, he has judged all over the world and has also enjoyed competitive success with his dogs.
David is most proud of the work that his dogs do as therapy dogs, visiting patients at the Ronald McDonald House New York and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. His Brittanys, Teigh and Belle pioneered the practice in many places, and his Cavalier, Angel, and his Brittany, Grace, are carrying on for them today.
With Westminster, David helped to create Angel On A Leash, a therapy dog program which has become an independent charity with David as president, and has expanded across the country. Its success provided the inspiration and title for his new book, Angel On A Leash, about his work with therapy dogs and his life in dogs. It is now in bookstores and meeting with popular acclaim.
In 2004, he appeared in one of the final episodes of the HBO’s Sex And The City, playing a smitten dog show judge awarding a big win to Charlotte and her Cavalier. A native of Oregon, he previously worked for the Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and ABC-TV Sports in New York.
Connect with David by visiting http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org, Angel on a Leash at www.angelonaleash.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/david.frei, and on Twitter @wkcdavid.
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