Chauncey D. Howell, Jr. (born July 15, 1935) is an American newscaster, radio journalist, and print journalist; he is a five-time Emmy Award recipient. He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and attended Amherst College as a Classics major. After a career at Women's Wear Daily, he worked in New York for WABC-TV and WNBC. Howell subsequently worked for News 12 Long Island. His print journalism has appeared in The New York Times, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and McCall's. Howell is a descendant of Edward Howell (1584-1655), a founder of Southampton, New York.