Chris Vanocur
Chris Vanocur is an American television journalist for WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, Ohio.[1] He is a former reporter for KTVX.[2]
Chris was honored with both a duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton and a George Foster Peabody Award for his role in uncovering Salt Lake City's Olympic bid scandal.
Chris was fired from KTVX in December 2012 when new owners let go several on-air reporters and most of the office staff.[3] In 2013, Chris was hired by the ABC/FOX duopoly WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, Ohio as a senior reporter. He was named to the 2015 list of best state political reporters by the "Fix" section of the Washington Post.
He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in speech in 1982.[4] He studied abroad at University of Edinburgh. He was a Western Knight Fellow at University of Southern California.[5] His father is Sander Vanocur.
Awards
- 1998 George Foster Peabody Award
- Columbia University Dupont Silver Baton
- RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Reporting
- 1998 Investigative Reporters and Editors award
References
- "ABC6 News Team". Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- "Chris Vanocur Bio – ABC 4.com – Salt Lake City, Utah News". ABC 4.com. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- "New owners lay off KTVX and KUCW staffers".
- Alumni News. Northwestern.edu. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
- "Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism – Speaker Name". Wkconline.org. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
External links
- "An Olympian Scandal", American Journalism Review, Alicia C. Shepard, April 1999
- Journalist's Twitter