Rick Schutt
WICD Anchor

Rick joined Newschannel 15 in September 2007 and co-anchors the 5, 6 and 10pm news. He comes to East Central Illinois from Notre Dame territory and the "Shadow of the Golden Dome." Rick spent 10 years covering sports and news for Fox 28 in South Bend, IN. His award winning career has taken him from the Midwest to the South and also to the far West. He also worked at WFXL-TV in Albany, GA, KHIZ-TV in Victorville, CA and KIEM-TV in Eureka, CA. Rick began his career at Sportschannel in Chicago covering the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox and Blackhawks, teams he grew up following as a fan.
A Wheaton, IL native, Rick hails from the hometown of U of I legend Harold "Red" Grange, the Galloping Ghost. Rick was a 3-sport athlete at Wheaton North High School and played football for Hall of Fame Coach Jim Rexilius. He is a proud graduate of Eastern Illinois University and happy to be close to where he spent his college days in Charleston. "I wonder how the food is these days at Carmen and Weller Halls."

Rick's wife, Christine, is a University of Illinois graduate, so the two of them are back in familiar surroundings. In his spare time, Rick is busy raising two young children. He's traded in watching Sportscenter for shows like Little Bear, Franklin and Little Einstein's with his kids and he's actually been to a Wiggles concert! He also enjoys playing a lot of golf and is excited to take on the courses in East Central Illinois.