John Bachman

Reporter/Anchor

Professional Experience:
2003 to present: reporter, WRAL-TV; 1997 to 1999: reporter, KELO-TV, Rapid City, S.D.; 1999 to 2003: reporter, KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, S.D.

News Philosophy:
To be accurate and fair while telling a compelling story

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 1997, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.

Birthplace:
Chicago, Ill.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
Golf, baseball, biking, reading and history

Family & Pets:
Wife, Jen; daughter, Anna; our golden retriever, Matty (named after my favorite New York Yankee, Don Mattingly)

Favorite Books:
I like anything written by the late Stephen Ambrose, and I can't put down anything Tom Clancy writes.

Favorite Web Sites:
WRAL.com, The New York Times and ESPN

Likes Best About North Carolina:
Trees, golf courses, mountains and beaches … What else is there?

Most Memorable Assignments:
I spent a week following "The Last Great Race," the Iditarod dogsled race through Alaska. It was a beautiful and wild experience. I'll never forget what my bush pilot told me as we took off for a remote checkpoint. She said: "See that road down there? There isn't another one until Russia.