Chuck Goudie
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Chuck Goudie is an America
n television journalist based in Chicago
. He has been the chief investigative correspondent of ABC7 News, WLS-TV
, in Chicago since 1990. He has been with ABC since April, 1980. He also writes a newspaper column for the Daily Herald.
In 1998, Goudie and his team broke the "Licenses-for-Bribes" investigation which revealed that Illinois
commercial drivers' licenses were being sold to hundreds of unqualified truckers. The TV investigation motivated the FBI to send agents undercover in Illinois Secretary of State facilities and led to dozens of federal corruption indictments. The Justice Department’s “Operation: Safe Roads” led all the way to former Governor George Ryan
.
The 2004 “Changing of the Guard” investigation documented misconduct, accidents and negligence by top members of the Illinois State Police unit that guarded Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
. It resulted in the governor ordering a thorough state police overhaul.
In 1993, Goudie’s investigation of sexual abuse allegations against the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin resulted in the cardinal's accuser withdrawing charges.
The national "Edward R. Murrow Award" from the Radio-Television News Directors Association, for continuing coverage a nationwide murder spree.
Numerous Associated Press journalism awards including a national AP award for enterprise reporting.
in Detroit, Michigan. (1968–72). From 1975-76, he was the news director at the Michigan State Network, the campus radio network serving Michigan State University
in East Lansing, Michigan. He worked full-time as a radio newsman for both WILS-Radio and WVIC-Radio in Lansing and was a contributor to WXYZ-Radio in Detroit.
Goudie also worked at WSOC-TV
, the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C., where he was a main sports anchor (1978–80) and general assignment reporter (1977–78).(15 April 1980). Tempo TV & Radio, Chicago Tribune
, Retrieved December 21, 2010 ("Chuck Goudie 24 who has leaped from WSOC TV in Charlotte N.C. to a job at Chicago's ABCownedChannel 7")
He is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
(IRE) and a regular speaker at their annual international conference.
Goudie holds a degree from Michigan State University
. He is married to Teri Goudie, a former ABC producer who now leads a media consulting and corporate crisis training company. They have five children. Brittany Goudie, one of Chuck and Teri's children, currently works at HARPO Studios in Chicago as a Talent Coordinator.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n television journalist based in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He has been the chief investigative correspondent of ABC7 News, WLS-TV
WLS-TV
WLS-TV, virtual channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The station operates their full power digital operations on UHF channel 44, with their digital fill-in translator on VHF channel...
, in Chicago since 1990. He has been with ABC since April, 1980. He also writes a newspaper column for the Daily Herald.
Social Media
Goudie is a frequent provider of news stories and investigations via: a public Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChuckGoudie and a Twitter page at http://twitter.com/ChuckGoudieMajor stories
Goudie has reported stories from around the world, and was the first Chicago reporter on the air from New York's "Ground Zero" following the 9/11 attack.In 1998, Goudie and his team broke the "Licenses-for-Bribes" investigation which revealed that Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
commercial drivers' licenses were being sold to hundreds of unqualified truckers. The TV investigation motivated the FBI to send agents undercover in Illinois Secretary of State facilities and led to dozens of federal corruption indictments. The Justice Department’s “Operation: Safe Roads” led all the way to former Governor George Ryan
George Ryan
George Homer Ryan, Sr. was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Ryan became nationally known when in 2000 he imposed a moratorium on executions and "raised the national debate on capital punishment"...
.
The 2004 “Changing of the Guard” investigation documented misconduct, accidents and negligence by top members of the Illinois State Police unit that guarded Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich
Rod R. Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago...
. It resulted in the governor ordering a thorough state police overhaul.
In 1993, Goudie’s investigation of sexual abuse allegations against the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin resulted in the cardinal's accuser withdrawing charges.
Major awards
Goudie has received a National Emmy Award for Investigative Reporting. Goudie’s series “Worst Case Scenario” exposed how government agencies and chemical companies were unprotected against an attack. The reports found significant gaps in security at Illinois chemical plants; significant because there are more chemical facilities containing large amounts of hazardous chemicals in Illinois than any state in the USA.The national "Edward R. Murrow Award" from the Radio-Television News Directors Association, for continuing coverage a nationwide murder spree.
Numerous Associated Press journalism awards including a national AP award for enterprise reporting.
Personal history
At age 12, Goudie was a regular on two weekly children's shows on WXYZ-TVWXYZ-TV
WXYZ-TV, channel 7, is an ABC-affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. WXYZ-TV is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, and is the media company's largest-market TV station property...
in Detroit, Michigan. (1968–72). From 1975-76, he was the news director at the Michigan State Network, the campus radio network serving Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
in East Lansing, Michigan. He worked full-time as a radio newsman for both WILS-Radio and WVIC-Radio in Lansing and was a contributor to WXYZ-Radio in Detroit.
Goudie also worked at WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. The station's studio is located at North Tryon and 23rd Streets, just north of Uptown Charlotte, and is shared with sister station WAXN-TV . The transmitter is located just outside...
, the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, N.C., where he was a main sports anchor (1978–80) and general assignment reporter (1977–78).(15 April 1980). Tempo TV & Radio, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, Retrieved December 21, 2010 ("Chuck Goudie 24 who has leaped from WSOC TV in Charlotte N.C. to a job at Chicago's ABCownedChannel 7")
He is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the quality of investigative reporting. Formed in 1975, it presents the IRE Awards and holds conferences and training classes for journalists. Its headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri, at the University of...
(IRE) and a regular speaker at their annual international conference.
Goudie holds a degree from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
. He is married to Teri Goudie, a former ABC producer who now leads a media consulting and corporate crisis training company. They have five children. Brittany Goudie, one of Chuck and Teri's children, currently works at HARPO Studios in Chicago as a Talent Coordinator.