Chris Vanocur is an American television journalist for WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, Ohio. He is a former reporter for KTVX. Chris was honored with both a duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton and a George Foster Peabody Award for his role in uncovering Salt Lake City's Olympic bid scandal. Chris was fired from KTVX in December 2012 when new owners let go several on-air reporters and most of the office staff. In 2013, Chris was hired by the ABC/FOX duopoly WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, Ohio as a senior reporter. He was named to the 2015 list of best state political reporters by the "Fix" section of the Washington Post. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in speech in 1982. He studied abroad at University of Edinburgh. He was a Western Knight Fellow at University of Southern California. His father is Sander Vanocur.

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