Rob Hughes Joins WLS Chicago As Weekend Anchor

Rob Hughes

Rob Hughes will join ABC O&O WLS Chicago as a weekend anchor/weekday reporter. His first day will be Monday, Aug. 21.

“Rob is a skilled and experienced anchor as well as a versatile reporter who has covered everything from big sports stories to politics,” said Jennifer Graves, vice president of news. “We are delighted to welcome Rob to Chicago’s top news station where we know he’ll have continued success.”

Hughes joins from WANF Atlanta where he first served as weekend morning anchor/reporter and was quickly promoted to weekday morning anchor/reporter. He covered numerous major stories including Georgia’s transition from red state to swing state, an Atlanta Braves World Series and the impact of tropical storm Hurricane Zeta, for which the news team won an Emmy for Best Morning Newscast.

From 2016 to 2020, Hughes was an anchor/reporter at WCNC Charlotte, N.C., after transitioning from the sports anchor desk. Prior to that, he worked as a sports director at WLFI West Lafayette, Ind., and began his broadcast career as a sports reporter/anchor at Kansas First News.

He graduated from Purdue University in Indiana with a Bachelor of Science in economics and earned a Master of Arts in sports journalism from Indiana University.