Robert Howard (Bob) Jordan, Jr. (born August 31, 1943 in

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) is a retired American television news journalist, author and former weekend anchor of the ''WGN News at Nine'', which broadcasts on

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, and co-anchored the weekend newscast alongside

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from 1995 until his retirement in 2016. He also produced, wrote, and served as a general assignment reporter for the weekday newscasts.

Education

Jordan holds a Ph.D in Philosophy of Education with a minor in Ethics from

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in May 1999. He graduated with a Master of Arts degree from

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in May 1994 with a degree in Speech, and his bachelor's degree in General Studies from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Military career

Jordan served as a Surgical Assistant with the

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Civilian career

Jordan's television career began in 1970 at

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, where he served as a booth announcer. At WSM-TV Jordan was also served as a news anchor for an early morning variety show and responsible for on-camera news breaks.

WGN-TV, Other Assignments

Jordan joined WGN-TV in 1973 as a general assignment reporter; he also served as an anchor for the ''One O'Clock News''. Jordan left WGN-TV in 1978 and joined the

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Midwest Bureau in Chicago. In his two years at CBS, Jordan spent time covering stories in the Midwest for the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. He later returned to WGN-TV, by then a national cable TV superstation, in 1980. On August 14, 2016, Jordan announced he would retire from WGN-TV as weekend co-anchor effective Sep 25, but will remain as a fill-in news anchor for the remainder of his contract.

Writing Credits

In November 2017, Jordan's first book was published: Murder in The News: An Inside Look at How Television Covers Crime." Robert has many writing credits to his name including two screenplays, Anthony's Key and Multi-Man. He has also written articles for the

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Other Interests

Robert serves on the Board of Directors of several local organizations including the John G. Shedd Aquarium, the Safer Foundation and The Night Ministry. He is also part of the advisory board for

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Personal life

Jordan and his wife, Sharon, live in Lincolnwood, Illinois. They have one daughter,

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, also a reporter/anchor in Chicago. She is employed with WLS-TV, the ABC-TV station in Chicago; her husband, Christian Farr, is a reporter with the NBC-TV station in Chicago.

References

External links

WGN News Anchor Bob Jordan article at Video Family Biographies websiteRobert Jordan bio sketch at WGN-TV websiteJordan interviews William Swenson, Medal of Honor recipient
at the

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on October 25, 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Bob 1943 births Living people Television anchors from Chicago People from Atlanta African-American television personalities Loyola University Chicago alumni Northeastern Illinois University alumni Roosevelt University alumni American reporters and correspondents