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Overview
Samantha Chatman is a weekend morning anchor and consumer investigative reporter at WLS-TV, the ABC station in Chicago. Chatman joined WLS-TV in September 2019.
She started out as a multimedia journalist at WEEK/WHOI-TV in Peoria, Illinois. Her career has also included NBC-owned station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (consumer investigative reporter) and WDRB-TV in Louisville, Kentucky (business reporter). Her reporting has focused on consumer investigations (ABC7 I-Team).
Honors include an Emmy Award. Chatman studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S. in Broadcast Journalism). Chatman is from Chicago (Hyde Park).
Also on WLS-TV
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
- Rob ElgasAnchor of 10 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscasts
- 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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Samantha Chatman at a glance
- Role
- Weekend morning anchor and consumer investigative reporter
- Station
- WLS-TV (ABC)
- At the station since
- September 2019
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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