Jim Bucher

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Jim Bucher joined WDTN in December 1984 and celebrates over 25 years with  2 NEWS. 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 2 NEWS 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 2 News 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)