Ted Oberg joined the News4 I-Team after serving as an investigative reporter in Houston for more than 20 years.
Oberg has extensive experiencing covering important issues such as gun crime and inequity in education. While spending so much time in Texas, he also has contributed to in-depth coverage of border issues and almost every hurricane this century.
He is most proud of his work exposing mistreatment in jails, undercover inside deals in local government and breakdowns in systems upon which our most vulnerable neighbors rely to stay safe. His peers have recognized his work with several Emmy awards.
Oberg is a self-described FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) junkie, juggling a dozen or more requests at a time to break the next big story.
Oberg spent several years reporting in Virginia for WAVY-TV in Hampton Roads and WSLS-TV in Roanoke. He also spent time at WLUC in Marquette after graduating from the University of Michigan.
He has his wife are raising three daughters.
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