Allen Schauffler
Anchor
Allen Schauffler currently co-anchors the top-rated weekend evening editions of KING 5 News at 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., with Mimi Jung. He also reports weekly in segments called " Legally Speaking," addressing legal and consumer issues.
From November 2001 to August 2005, Schauffler co-anchored KING 5 Morning News and KING 5 News at Noon on weekdays. Schauffler reported live from the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Schauffler came to KING 5 News in October 1992 as a weekend anchor and general reporter.
From September 1988 to October 1992, Schauffler was an anchor, consumer reporter, producer, and general assignment reporter for KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo, California. He also worked for a year as a reporter and photographer at KTVZ-TV in Bend, Oregon.
Schauffler is originally from Portland, Oregon. He received his master of arts in broadcasting from San Francisco State University and a bachelor of arts in literature from Brown University. Schauffler has served as a board member of the Easter Seal Society of Washington and enjoys soccer, reading, golf, and travel. He and his wife Cynthia share their home with two cats and a dog.
