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Overview
Rob Elgas is an anchor of 10 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscasts at WLS-TV, the ABC station in Chicago. He has been at WLS-TV since July 2015.
He started out as a photographer for WICD-TV in Champaign-Urbana. Elgas has also worked at NBC 5 in Chicago (anchored early afternoon news) and ABC 7 in El Paso, Texas (hired 1998).
Honors include several Emmy Awards, including one for breaking news coverage of a tornado and Associated Press and Peter Lisagor Awards (live coverage of 2014 Chicago protests). Elgas studied at the University of Illinois (agricultural communications and journalism).
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Anchors
- Judy HsuCo-anchor of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts
- Karen JordanWeekend news co-anchor
- Ravi BaichwalCo-anchor of 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts and reporter
- Rob HughesWeekend evening anchor and weekday reporter
- Cheryl BurtonAnchor of 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Diane PathieuTraffic anchor and fill-in morning news anchor
- Hosea SandersNews anchor, entertainment reporter and program host
- Mark RiveraWeekend morning news anchor and reporter
- Samantha ChatmanWeekend morning anchor and consumer investigative reporter
- Tanja BabichMorning and midday news anchor
- Terrell BrownMorning and 11 a.m. anchor
- Val WarnerMorning anchor and Windy City Weekend co-host
Meteorologists
- Cheryl ScottMeteorologist
- Greg DutraWeekend evening news meteorologist
- Jaisol MartinezMorning news weekend meteorologist
- Larry MowryMeteorologist, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekday newscasts
- Mark McGinnisFill-in meteorologist for all newscasts
- Tracy ButlerMeteorologist, ABC 7 News This Morning
Sports
- Dionne MillerWeekend sports anchor and reporter
- Ryan ChiaveriniLead sports anchor
Reporters
- Cate CauguiranGeneral assignment reporter
- Craig WallPolitical reporter
- Eric HorngGeneral assignment reporter
- Evelyn HolmesGeneral assignment reporter
- Gabe FerrisGeneral assignment reporter
- Jasmine MinorReporter focusing on race and culture stories
- Jason KnowlesConsumer investigative reporter
- John GarciaGeneral assignment reporter
- Leah HopeReporter covering special investigations
- Maher KawashMulti-skilled journalist
- Michelle GallardoGeneral assignment reporter
- Sarah SchulteGeneral assignment reporter
- Stephanie WadeMorning reporter and fill-in traffic anchor
- Tre WardReporter
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Rob Elgas at a glance
- Role
- Anchor of 10 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscasts
- Station
- WLS-TV (ABC)
- At the station since
- July 2015
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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