Chuck Goudie Biography
Chuck Goudie is an American Reporter/Anchor working for ABC 7 News in Chicago. He joined the station in the year 1990 working as an Investigative Reporter. He now serves the station as a Chief Investigative reporter.
Chuck Goudie Age
Goudie is 65 years old as of 2021. He was born on January 17, 1956, in Suburban Detroit, Michigan. He celebrates his birthday on January 17th every year.
Chuck Goudie Height
Goudie stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Chuck Goudie Family
Goudie has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Chuck has any siblings.
Chuck Goudie Wife
Goudie is married to Teri Goudie who is a former ABC News producer and currently leads a media consulting and corporate crisis training company. The couple tied the knot in 1982 and they are blessed with five children and five grandchildren.
The couple has a daughter, Brittany Goudie who has followed Chuck’s footsteps by working on The Oprah Winfrey Show at the beginning of a broadcasting career. She as well manages music at Nashville-based Starstruck Entertainment and is now a producer of SiriusXM The Highway morning show with Storme Warren.
Chuck Goudie Net Worth
Goudie has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an investigative reporter.
Chuck Goudie Salary
Goudie earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Chuck Goudie Education
Goudie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Telecommunications from Michigan State University.
Chuck Goudie Career
Goudie is working for ABC 7 News serving the station as the Chief Investigative Reporter. His compelling and hard-hitting investigative reporting not only wins major awards but gets results. For instance, it was Goudie who first exposed the “Licenses-for-Bribes” investigation, revealing Illinois commercial drivers’ licenses being sold to hundreds of unqualified truckers. His innovative investigation prompted the FBI to go undercover, adding to dozens of federal corruption convictions all the way up to former Governor George Ryan.
His six-month investigation documenting accidents, negligence, and misconduct by top members of the Illinois State Police unit that cautioned then-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, evolved in the governor ordering a thorough state police overhaul.
Before, he served at WSOC-TV, North Carolina, the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, where he was the main sports anchor (1978-80) and general assignment reporter (1977-78). At the age of 12, he gained early television experience when he won a regular role on two weekly children’s shows on WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan. (1968-72). A member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Goudie is a regular speaker at the organization’s international conference. However, he became Chicago/Midwest Father of the Year by the Father of the Year Council.
Chuck Goudie Award
He is the recipient of a National Edward R. Murrow Award for progressing Television News Reporting. He has also gained several reporting awards from the Associated Press; several Emmy awards from the Chicago Television Academy; Peter Lisagor awards from the Society for Professional Journalists and Herman Kogan awards from the Chicago Bar Association.
Chuck Goudie ABC7 Chicago
Goudie is working at ABC7 Chicago where he works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;
- Rob Elgas
- Alan Krashesky
- Stacey Sager
- David Novarro
- Val Warner
- Paul Meincke
- Diane Pathieu
- Eric Horng
- John Garcia
- Michelle Gallardo
- Evelyn Holmes
- Jessica D’Onofrio
- Sarah Schulte
- Leah Hope
- Janet Davies
- John Idler
- Samantha Chatman
- Jason Knowles
- Larry Mowry
- Mark Rivera
- Stacey Baca
- Dionne Miller
- Phil Schwarz
- Karen Jordan
- Ravi Baichwal
- Roz Varon
- Tracy Butler
- Jim Rose
- Terrell Brown
- Hosea Sanders
- Tanja Babich
- Cheryl Scott
- Judy Hsu
- Mark Giangreco
- Cheryl Burton
- Eric Thomas
- Kristen Sze
- Sandhya Patel
- Dan Noyes
- Chris Nguyen
- Mike Nicco
- Dion Lim
- Jobina Fortson
- Liz Kreutz
- Spencer Christian
- Dan Ashley
- Larry Beil
- Reggie Aqui
- Chris Alvarez
- Kumasi Aaron
- Drew Tuma
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