Patrick Elwood is co-anchor for WGN Midday News and general assignment reporter. He joined WGN-TV in 2013.
Prior to joining WGN-TV, Patrick has worked for major TV and radio stations in Houston, Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City and Milwaukee before returning to his hometown of Chicago.
Some of his career highlights include the coverage of the White Sox World Series, two Blackhawks Championships, the Bears Super Bowl and the Oklahoma City Bombing, for which he earned a Peabody Award.
Patrick earned his degree at the University of Texas at Austin and lives in Chicago with his wife Katie, where they have raised four children.
His credits his biggest accomplishment as the work he’s done with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, in which he, along with thousands of Chicago school kids, has raised over $12 million for pediatric cancer research.
