This article is about the American television newscaster. For other people named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation).
Robert Howard (Bob) Jordan, Jr. (born August 31, 1943[1] in Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American television news journalist, author and former weekend anchor of the WGN News at Nine, which broadcasts on WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois, and co-anchored the weekend newscast alongside Jackie Bange from 1995 until his retirement in 2016. He also produced, wrote, and served as a general assignment reporter for the weekday newscasts.
Jordan's television career began in 1970 at WSM-TV in Nashville, Tennessee, 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 CBS News 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
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 Chicago Tribune.[2]
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 The Salvation Army.[2][3]
Personal life
Jordan and his wife, Sharon, live in Lincolnwood, Illinois. They have one daughter, Karen, also a reporter/anchor in Chicago. She is employed with WLS-TV, the ABC-TV station in Chicago;[5] her husband, Christian Farr,[5] is a reporter with the NBC-TV station in Chicago.[6]
References
^ ab. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
jordan, newscaster, this, article, about, american, television, newscaster, other, people, named, robert, jordan, robert, jordan, disambiguation, robert, howard, jordan, born, august, 1943, atlanta, georgia, retired, american, television, news, journalist, aut. This article is about the American television newscaster For other people named Robert Jordan see Robert Jordan disambiguation Robert Howard Bob Jordan Jr born August 31 1943 1 in Atlanta Georgia is a retired American television news journalist author and former weekend anchor of the WGN News at Nine which broadcasts on WGN TV in Chicago Illinois and co anchored the weekend newscast alongside Jackie Bange from 1995 until his retirement in 2016 He also produced wrote and served as a general assignment reporter for the weekday newscasts Bob JordanBorn 1943 08 31 August 31 1943 age 79 Atlanta Georgia U S Alma materLoyola University ChicagoNortheastern Illinois UniversityRoosevelt UniversityOccupationsTelevision News JournalistAuthorWeekend news anchor at WGN TVYears active1970 2016 Contents 1 Education 2 Military career 3 Civilian career 3 1 WGN TV Other Assignments 3 2 Writing Credits 3 3 Other Interests 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEducation EditJordan holds a Ph D in Philosophy of Education with a minor in Ethics from Loyola University Chicago in May 1999 He graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Northeastern Illinois University in May 1994 with a degree in Speech and his bachelor s degree in General Studies from Roosevelt University in Chicago 1 Military career EditJordan served as a Surgical Assistant with the United States Army 2 Civilian career EditJordan s television career began in 1970 at WSM TV in Nashville Tennessee 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 Edit 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 CBS News 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 2 3 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 4 Writing Credits Edit 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 Chicago Tribune 2 Other Interests Edit 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 The Salvation Army 2 3 Personal life EditJordan and his wife Sharon live in Lincolnwood Illinois They have one daughter Karen also a reporter anchor in Chicago She is employed with WLS TV the ABC TV station in Chicago 5 her husband Christian Farr 5 is a reporter with the NBC TV station in Chicago 6 References Edit a b Robert H Jordan Jr The HistoryMakers Archived from the original on 2016 10 12 Retrieved 2016 08 17 a b c d Robert H Jordan Jr a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 10 12 Retrieved 2016 08 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Feder Robert WGN s Robert Jordan to retire with profound gratitude Robert Feder Retrieved 2016 08 17 a b Karen Jordan Christian Farr External links EditWGN News Anchor Bob Jordan article at Video Family Biographies website Robert Jordan bio sketch at WGN TV website Jordan interviews William Swenson Medal of Honor recipient at the Pritzker Military Museum amp Library on October 25 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Jordan newscaster amp oldid 1095459059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
