Chuck Goudie
Goudie's compelling and hard-hitting investigative reporting not only wins major awards but gets results. For example, it was Goudie who first exposed the "Licenses-for-Bribes" investigation, revealing Illinois commercial drivers' licenses being sold to hundreds of unqualified truckers. His groundbreaking investigation prompted the FBI to go undercover, leading to dozens of federal corruption convictions all the way up to former Governor George Ryan.
His six-month investigation documenting misconduct, accidents and negligence by top members of the Illinois State Police unit that guarded then-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, resulted in the governor ordering a thorough state police overhaul.
His investigation of sexual abuse allegations against the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin resulted in the cardinal's accuser withdrawing charges. Other major investigations have shut down illegal businesses and shady charities, changed or created laws and resulted in criminal charges and incarceration.
Goudie has won many of broadcasting's top honors, including a National Emmy Award for exposing how government agencies and chemical companies were unprotected against a deadly terrorist attack.
In 2018 Goudie was inducted in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences prestigious Chicago Silver Circle, honoring a select few who have devoted more than 25 years to the television industry.
Goudie has also received numerous Emmy awards from the Chicago TV Academy,
and is a recipient of a national Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuous Television News Reporting. He has received national and local reporting awards from the
Associated Press; Peter Lisagor awards from the Society for Professional Journalists and Herman Kogan awards from the Chicago Bar Association.
Goudie has investigated and reported news stories on four continents; from New York's "Ground Zero"; war zones in the Middle East, the Arabian Sea and the Balkans; and from behind the walls of the Vatican.
Previously, Goudie served at WSOC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was a main sports anchor (1978-80) and general assignment reporter (1977-78). He gained early television experience at the age of 12, 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. He has been named Chicago/Midwest Father of the Year by the Father of the Year Council.
Born in suburban Detroit, Michigan, Goudie holds a B.A. degree from Michigan State University. He is married to Teri Goudie, a former ABC news producer and now an international media adviser and crisis consultant. They have five children and five grandchildren.
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Chuck's Stories
Illinois terrorism experts warn extremists may target public holiday celebrations
A jarring Christmas greeting straight from an ISIS workshop, according to terrorism investigators, is urging radical followers in western nations to "Make it Miserable" for Christian faithful, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
Inside FBI file of Chicago Outfit boss Joey 'the Clown' Lombardo
For decades, Joey Lombardo was a court jester, pulling pranks and pratfalls, as he fought to stay out of prison for everything from extortion and labor racketeering to loan sharking and murder.
Simulation training at NW Indiana facility teaches officers how to survive worst-case scenarios
The MAAC or the Multi-Agency Academic Cooperative in Valparaiso, Indiana is a decision-making center where true to life instruction is underway 24/7.
How DEA special ops combat Mexican cartels' illicit drug pipeline years after El Chapo takedown
DEA's Special Response Team is running up against drug dealers with powerful weapons and full basement labs cranking out tens of thousands of pills.
Dog, cats are latest victims of Chicago's budget cuts, animal control department staffing shortage
Efforts to make Chicago's animal control department a no-kill zone have been dealt quite a set-back because of the city's deepening financial crisis, and Chicago police may have no choice but to step in, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
New details uncovered on what caused a CTA Yellow Line train to crash one year ago
There are still many questions after a CTA Yellow Line train collided with snowplow equipment on November 16, 2023. The ABC7 I-Team has new records that point to some answers, including an outdated braking design and a residue on the tracks.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx reflects on 8 years in office
In what amounts to her last closing argument, Foxx sat down with the I-Team for a spirited review of her eight years in office as a so-called "progressive prosecutor."
Will Donald Trump pardon himself and hundreds charged with crimes linked to Jan. 6 Capitol riot?
More than 1,500 people already charged with crimes linked to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could all be pardoned, and new cases stopped when Donald Trump retakes the presidency.
Jewish students attacked on DePaul Lincoln Park campus in antisemitic hate crime, CPD says
DePaul University said two students who were showing support for Israel were punched by people wearing masks. Police say it was a hate crime.
Michigan, Wisconsin targeted by bomb threats on Election Day; swing states could decide race
Two of the most closely watched states in this election are Michigan and Wisconsin, swing states that were essential to Trump's victory in 2016 and President Joe Biden's win in 2020.