Dorothy Tucker has served as a reporter for CBS 2 since 1984. Currently she reports for the station’s 5:00 PM and 10:00 PM weekday newscasts.  Tucker also serves as the station’s consumer reporter, covering issues and trends to help viewers save money and avoid scams.

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

Tucker has been honored numerous times throughout her career. Her many awards include eight local Emmys, including two for her work on CBS 2’s 2003 and 2004 broadcasts of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon; the Chicago Association of Black Journalists annual award for Outstanding Television Reporting (1994 and 87); and a national UPI Spot News Award.

            She is on the board of NABJ-Chicago (National Association of Black Journalists) and was co-chairman of their Katrina fundraiser which raised money for hurricane survivors who are making Chicago their new home.  Tucker also serves on the Project 30 Foundation for Whitney Young High School.

She graduated, with honors, from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Communications. Tucker is currently a member of Northwestern University’s Council of One Hundred.

Tucker, a native Chicagoan, lives in Hyde Park and is the mother of three.