Bruce Wolf

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Bruce Wolf is a veteran Chicago sports anchor who has been on both TV and radio for more than 20 years. Wolf first started working full-time for the Lerner Newspaper from 1972 to 1981. He then joined WXRT radio in 1979 where he did morning sportscasts. In 1982 he joined WLUP Radio also doing sportscasts. While working for WLUP, Wolf created a character named "Chet Chitchat", a caricature of then-Chicago sportscaster Chuck Swirsky, his predecessor at WLUP, which became a weekly feature on the station's morning program. In 1987 Wolf joined WFLD FOX News Chicago, where he became the morning sports anchor. While working for FOX he received three local Emmys. After 18 years working for WFLD-TV, Wolf was terminated after an on-air incident.^[1] Shortly thereafter he joined WMAQ-TV (NBC 5) where he remained for two years first on the traffic beat and then as a sports anchor.^[2]

Wolf is known for his unique brand of humor while reporting stories^{[citation needed]}. Wolf, who is also an attorney, studied journalism at Northwestern University and also earned two law degrees from Chicago-Kent College of Law [1]. Wolf lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with his wife and children [2].