Dennis Egan
| Dennis Egan | |
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Egan in 2012
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| Member of the Alaska Senate from District Q District B (2009-2013) |
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Assumed office April 19, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Elton |
| 10th Mayor of Juneau | |
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In office February 13, 1995 – October 3, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Byron Mallott |
| Succeeded by | Sally Smith |
| Personal details | |
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March 3, 1947 Juneau, Territory of Alaska |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Egan (m. 1969) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Douglas Island |
| Profession | Radio personality |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 Army National Guard
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| Years of service | 1967-1974 |
| Unit | 910th Engineer Company |
Dennis William Egan (born March 3, 1947) is a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate. He has represented Juneau since he was appointed in 2009 to succeed Kim Elton. He previously served as the Mayor of Juneau from February 13, 1995, to October 3, 2000, and was a member of the local assembly prior to that.
Egan was born in Juneau, Territory of Alaska on March 3, 1947. He is the son of Bill Egan, a politician active in Alaska Territory who would go on to service as the state's first and fourth governor, and Neva Egan, who served as First Lady of Alaska during her husband’s time as governor. He lived in Washington, D.C. while his father lobbied for full Alaskan statehood. At the age of eleven he appeared on I've Got a Secret when Alaska entered the Union in 1959.
During high school and after broadcast engineer training, he worked at KINY in the 1960s. In 1967, Egan graduated from radio operation engineering school. He then served in the Alaska Army National Guard 910th Engineer Company from 1967-1974. He worked on the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System as an employee of Caterpillar Inc.. He later worked in various positions for the State of Alaska government. In 1980, he began to host Problem Corner, a Juneau-area call-in show on KINY. He would continue to host the show until January 2010. He also was the manager of Alaska-Juneau Communications, Inc., which owns the Juneau-area radio stations KINY and KSUP; During his time in radio, he was the Alaska Broadcaster Association's Broadcaster of the Year in 1990, and selected for the association's Hall of Fame in 2001.
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