After a career in journalism that has spanned more than 35 years, 7 Action News reporter Cheryl Chodun has announced her retirement, according to the station.
"Chodun began her career as a freelance newspaper reporter before joining WXYZ in 1978 as a news writer. She went on to report news for WCXI and WWJ radio before being recruited back to WXYZ’s 7 Action News as an on-air reporter in 1988. Since then, she has covered a wide variety of local and national stories; including the arrest of Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma federal building bombing, the beating death of Detroiter Malice Green, and the federal trial of Detroit Police Chief William Hart. Many of her reports have been broadcast live on national media networks."
Throughout her career she has developed a reputation for being tenacious, fast and first. Her dedicated approach to story-telling has earned her many exclusive interviews.
