Renee Ferguson

Renee Ferguson (August 22, 1949 – June 6, 2025) was an American news reporter and long-time journalist for WMAQ. She was the first African-American woman to work as an investigative reporter in Chicago. She won a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, and an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Award.

Life and career

Ferguson was born on August 22, 1949 in Oklahoma City, and graduated from the Indiana University-Bloomington in 1971. Throughout her career she worked with several networks, including CBS News in Atlanta, CBS2 in Chicago and NBC5.

She co-founded the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

During the 2020 Presidential election, she publicly endorsed Pete Buttigieg and his campaign.

References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Marion (June 6, 2025). "Renee Ferguson, long-time NBC Chicago investigative journalist, dies". NBC Chicago. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Goldsborough, Bob (November 22, 2024). "Retired WMAQ-Channel 5 reporter Renee Ferguson sells Kenwood home for $775,000". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Battling racism on the small screen". Crain's Chicago Business. February 27, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ MaGee, Ny (2025-06-09). "Trailblazing NBC5 Investigative Reporter Renee Ferguson Dies at 75". EURweb. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  5. ↑ Clapacs, J. Terry; Moke, Susan; Kellams, Dina; Schwier, Carrie (2021). "INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS MAPS". Indiana University Bloomington: America's Legacy Campus. Indiana University Press. pp. 508–16. doi:10.2307/j.ctv21hrj87.117. ISBN 978-0-253-05963-5.
  6. 1 2 "Renee Ferguson, BA'71". The Media School. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  7. ↑ Tribune, Bob Goldsborough | Chicago (June 6, 2025). "Renee Ferguson, longtime investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5, dies". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Renee Ferguson, groundbreaking NBC5 investigative journalist, dies at 75". Chicago Sun-Times. 2025-06-07. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  9. ↑ Harrington, Adam (2025-06-09). "Renee Ferguson, longtime Chicago television investigative reporter, dies at 75 - CBS Chicago". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  10. ↑ Feder, Robert. "NBC 5 mentor Renee Ferguson boosts Pete Buttigieg campaign". robertfeder.dailyherald.com. Retrieved June 8, 2025.