Chris Vanocur
American television journalist
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::summary American television journalist ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Chris Vanocur |
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| birth_date | |
| education | Northwestern University (BS, Speech) |
| University of Edinburgh (study abroad) | |
| Western Knight Fellow, University of Southern California | |
| occupation | Television journalist |
| employer | WSYX/WTTE, Columbus, Ohio |
| notable_works | Reporting on Salt Lake City Olympic bid scandal |
| awards | George Foster Peabody Award (1998) |
| duPont-Columbia Silver Baton | |
| RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award | |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors award (1998) | |
| parents | Sander Vanocur (father) |
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| name = Chris Vanocur | image = | caption = | birth_date = | education = Northwestern University (BS, Speech) University of Edinburgh (study abroad) Western Knight Fellow, University of Southern California | occupation = Television journalist | employer = WSYX/WTTE, Columbus, Ohio | notable_works = Reporting on Salt Lake City Olympic bid scandal | awards = George Foster Peabody Award (1998) duPont-Columbia Silver Baton RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award Investigative Reporters and Editors award (1998) | parents = Sander Vanocur (father)
Chris Vanocur is an American television journalist for WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, Ohio. He is a former reporter for KTVX.
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. 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. He studied abroad at University of Edinburgh. He was a Western Knight Fellow at University of Southern California. 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
References
- "ABC6 News Team".
- "Chris Vanocur Bio – ABC 4.com – Salt Lake City, Utah News". ABC 4.com.
- "New owners lay off KTVX and KUCW staffers".
- [http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/northwestern/spring2001/AlumniNews.htm Alumni News]. Northwestern.edu. Retrieved on 2012-12-28.
- "Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism – Speaker Name". Wkconline.org.
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