About

Dorothy Tucker

Investigative Reporter
WBBM-TV
Chicago, IL

Dorothy Tucker has worked at CBS 2 Chicago since 1984. Currently she serves as an investigative reporter for the station’s Morning Insiders, evenings and 10:00 PM weekday newscasts.

She joined CBS 2 Chicago from KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she worked as a general assignment reporter and talk show host. Prior to that, Tucker was a reporter and weekend anchor at WREG-TV in Memphis, Tenn. Previously, worked at KWGN-TV in Denver, Colo. as a general assignment reporter.(1979-80). Tucker began her broadcasting career in Peoria, Ill. at WMBD-TV, after serving as an intern at CBS 2 Chicago in 1977.

Tucker has been honored numerous times throughout her career. Her many awards include nine local Emmys, including one for her breaking news reports during the 2008 NIU shootings and two for her work on CBS 2 Chicago′s 2003 and 2004 broadcasts of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. She was honored by the Chicago Association of Black Journalists with their annual award for Outstanding Television Reporting (1994 and 87) and received a national UPI Spot News Award.

Tucker is a graduate of Northwestern University, a mother of three and the Vice President of Broadcast for the National Association of Black Journalists.