Rob Hughes
"Rob is a skilled and experienced anchor as well as a versatile reporter who has covered everything from big sports stories to politics," said ABC7's news director at the time.
Hughes joins ABC 7 from Atlanta News First, the CBS station in 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® Award for Best Morning Newscast.
From 2016 to 2020, Hughes served as an anchor/reporter at WCNC in Charlotte, North Carolina, after transitioning from the sports anchor desk. Prior to that, he worked as a sports director at WLFI in West Lafayette, Indiana, 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.
Rob's Stories
Indiana Gov. Braun calls for investigation into NIPSCO as Gary power outages approach 2nd week
Gary students returned to school and a relief event drew thousands as residents work to help each other through the outages.
Worker rescued after 6 hours inside 130-foot-tall sign in Wilmington shares his story: EXCLUSIVE
A month after being rescued from inside a truck stop sign more than 130 feet above the ground in Wilmington, an electrician is sharing his account of the incident and the fear he experienced, exclusively with ABC7 Chicago.
Family seeks answers after mom of 3 gunned down near The Original Maxwell Street: 'Just devastated'
Sayisha Lloyd said her sister's children -- ages 5, 7, and 8-- are having difficulty understanding their mother's death.
Cleanup continues after at least 5 tornadoes, derecho hit south, southwest suburbs
Neighbors in the south and southwest suburbs described their fear after at least five tornadoes and a derecho moved through the area.
Veteran, retired firefighter suffered brain injury after eating oysters at suburban steakhouse: suit
A Cicero man who served as a Marine and firefighter remains hospitalized more than a year after suffering catastrophic health complications that his attorneys allege were caused by contaminated raw oysters eaten at a suburban steakhouse.
Chicago State University set to play inaugural football game this month
Chicago State University is less than a month away from launching its first football season, with the Cougars set to play the program's inaugural game Aug. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.
South suburban neighbors work together after tornado knocks out power for thousands
One week after tornadoes struck Chicago's west, southwest and south suburbs, residents in Hazel Crest are reflecting on the damage left behind and the support they found from their neighbors.
Illinois State Police sergeant charged with sexual assault after nearly yearlong investigation
An ISP sergeant has been charged with sexual assault and ordered held in custody after prosecutors alleged a woman woke up in her car partially clothed with no memory of the previous nine hours.
Orland Park officials tell residents to ensure door-to-door contractors have proper licenses
Residents in Orland Park are continuing cleanup and repair work after Monday's storm, while some homeowners report an increase in unsolicited offers from contractors seeking business in storm-damaged neighborhoods.
4 tornadoes confirmed in south, west suburbs as residents clean up extensive damage across area
At least four tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area on Monday, the National Weather Service confirmed.