Jim Bucher

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Jim Bucher joined WDTN in December 1984 and celebrates over 25 years with Channel 2. Buchs "zany" sense of humor combined with his unique way of storytelling highlites why it's great in Dayton and beyond.

You can catch Bucher's Beat every weekday evening on 2 News @ 10pm on Dayton's CW and 2 News at Noon .

Plus, he'll be reporting on happenings around town with all new exclusive stories on wdtn.com. Just click Bucher's Beat.

Bucher's first affiliation with Channel 2 was as a part-time news photographer in 1980. Prior experience included six years as Producer/Director with Channel 30 Access Dayton, now DATV, a public access cable station.

Jim has won numerous Ohio News Photographer Association awards and an Emmy from the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences. He also won an Iris Award and Cleveland Press Club Award for hosting "Fitness First," a program to teach children the importance of living a healthy life.

Outside of his Channel 2 duties, Jim is very active in the community. He serves on the board of advisors for Aviation Trail and the Marketing Committee for Carillon Park to name a few.  Jim also is the founder of the Wahid Abdullah Scholarship Fund through the Dayton Foundation.

A native and resident of the City of Dayton, Bucher graduated from Dayton Christian High School with a six year plan and attended Wright State University. (Which means I didn't graduate.)

• Birthday: 09-02
• Hometown: Dayton, OH
• Top Five Interests: Telling stories and promoting events on why it's great 'n Dayton and the Miami Valley, reading, movies, collecting neon signs, getting promoted by my promotions department.(sorry)
• Favorite Music: Jazz, Sinatra, Buble, Christmas music , R&B and yes, Tupak (genious)
• Favorite Movie: Wizard of Oz, Ghostbusters, Great MGM Musicals and Caddyshack
• Favorite TV Show: Apprentice and Smallville (does Bucher's Beat on 2news at 10 count?)
• Favorite Book: Bible
• Hero: My dad, all my teachers and Bob Phillips (our retired chief photographer of 51 years) and the late, greats Carl Day and Omar Williams.
• One Person You Would Like To Have Dinner With: (God, lots of questions)