FOX8 WGHP’s Bob Buckley anchors the news and serves as senior reporter. He covers politics of the Piedmont Triad and North Carolina and also hosts “The Buckley Report,” offering a comprehensive look into the lives of North Carolinians.
Since 2019, he has shared the story of Caitlin Little, a Greensboro teenager diagnosed with anterograde amnesia, in the series “Caitlin Can’t Remember.” He’s gotten to know some of North Carolina’s up-and-coming talent in the series “Social Media Stars.” And he showcased life during the pandemic by following and sharing the stories of five Triad families in “Project 2021.”
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Bob always knew he was meant to live in North Carolina, it just took him a while to get here. He was born and raised in Chicago and went to the University of Missouri for Journalism school. After working in the “real world” for a year, he went back for his graduate degree in broadcast journalism and two days after graduating, found himself driving to North Carolina for a job as a sportscaster in Greenville. From there, he went to Washington State to be a sportscaster for a couple of years, before finding his way back to the Piedmont and making the switch to covering news.
You can see most of Bob’s work on the FOX8 10:00 News, and sometimes on our other newscasts. You’ll also see Bob filling in as an anchor occasionally. Politics, philosophy and literature are among his favorite subjects to read and discuss, when he’s not playing soccer or spending time with his wife, Jean-Marie, and their 4 children.
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Awards and Honors
News Light Feature: Multiple Reports — Nominated
“Buckley Report – Social Media Stars of North Carolina”
Bob Buckley, Chris Weaver
Emmy Awards, Nashville/Midsouth Chapter
Feb. 2023
Series — 1st Place
“The Day Helen Disappeared”
Bob Buckley, Chris Weaver, Derek Stetzler
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
Nov. 2020
Series — 1st Place
“Caitlin Can’t Remember”
Bob Buckley, Chris Weaver, Derek Stetzler
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
Oct. 2019
Health-Medicine Reporting — 1st Place
“Project Lazarus”
Bob Buckley, Eric Sander
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
Oct. 2012
Feature Reporting — 2nd Place
“The Best Sound I’ve Ever Heard”
Eric Sander, Bob Buckley
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
Oct. 2012
Sports Reporting — 1st Place
“The Runner”
Bob Buckley, Eric Sander
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
Oct. 2011
