Craig Cheatham is the Executive Reporter at WCPO 9.
He manages WCPO’s reporters and plays a key role in assignments, story development and training.
Before being promoted to ER in April 2024, Craig was WCPO’s Chief Investigative Reporter. He joined the I-Team in September 2016.
The Louisville native has won more than 30 national journalism awards for his investigative reporting, including a Peabody, four Murrows, and three duPont-Columbia Silver Batons.
Craig’s investigations often focused on social injustice and public corruption. Over the last 40 years, his reporting has prompted criminal investigations and charges, changes in laws, numerous firings, and systemic changes in policy and practices in government and private companies.
Before joining WCPO 9, Craig worked as a journalist in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Portland, OR, Louisville, Lexington, Roanoke and Charleston, WV.
Craig lives in Northern Kentucky with his wife, Debbie. They have two adult children and love to spend their free time traveling and eating at locally owned restaurants.
