Josh Chapin
Before joining the Eyewitness News team, Josh was a general assignment reporter in Houston for KHOU 11 News-a CBS affiliate.
He spent more than three years reporting in the most populous city in Texas, covering a range of stories including the devastation and humanitarian response to Hurricane Harvey. Josh covered the Astros first World Series title in 2017 as well as Super Bowl LI and a Final Four. In 2015, he provided coverage to all of TEGNA's affiliates throughout the Southeast the night a gunman opened fire in a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. Josh donned cowboy boots to report on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and tossed beads into the crowd during Mardi Gras in Galveston.
Prior to Texas, Josh spent two years in the Nutmeg State as a reporter and fill-in anchor for WVIT, the NBC affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut. Josh was part of a Peabody Award winning team for its 2012 coverage of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In 2013, Josh also spent a week covering the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. He extensively reported on transportation issues, focusing on Metro North-Josh was one of the first reporters on scene of the 2013 train derailment in Bridgeport that injured more than 70 people as well as the massive power failure in the Bronx that crippled train service from New York City to Stamford.
Josh began his career in television news at News 12 The Bronx and Brooklyn starting as a desk assistant and finishing his time there as the station's weekend anchor and lead reporter.
Josh was born and raised in New York City, where he still has family. But he's no stranger to North Carolina-Josh graduated cum laude from Duke University in 2009 with a minor in media policy and interned at another station in the Raleigh Durham market.
Josh lives in Durham and is excited to root on his Blue Devils up close and personal again. When he's not reporting, he likes to travel, play golf, listen to a variety of music, watch all kinds of sports, and solve at least one crossword puzzle a day.
Josh's Stories
As NC State's Payton Wilson waits to be taken in NFL draft, former coaches knew he was special
"You could tell in middle school that this guy was going to be great at something."
3 more NCCU students arrested in connection with campus shooting, armed robbery incident
The NCCU student who was shot at Lawson Street Residence Hall is now charged in an armed robbery conspiracy.
Four people charged in Semar Barbour's death investigation make first court appearance
19-year-old Semar Barbour was found dead in Morrisville weeks after he was reported missing.
UNC System Board of Governors committee votes to move DEI policy repeal to next step
The 5-person committee took less than 4 minutes to vote against a policy that's been in place since 2019. Next, the whole Board of Governors will take up the vote.
1 dead, 3 injured in Sampson County shooting: 'It was just crazy'
More than 80 evidence markers identified shell casings at the site of the shooting.
NC State and City of Raleigh celebrate ACC title, Final Four runs at the Belltower
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin proclaimed April 15 as "North Carolina State University Men's and Women's Basketball Day" in Raleigh.
Durham police chief reveals new details about recent shootings, which left a teen dead
Police Chief Patrice Andrews spoke about the recent spate of violence this week that left a teen dead and several others injured.
Passenger lands small plane at RDU after pilot suffers medical emergency
The pilot, a prominent Duke University professor, died after suffering a medical emergency in the skies above the Triangle.
NC State men's basketball arrives home to hundreds of adoring fans on campus
The NC State Wolfpack are back in Raleigh after a magical run in the NCAA Tournament.
Wolfpack fans welcome men's basketball team back home from Final Four
Wolfpack Nation might be down after the loss Saturday night but they're still excited.