Jim Hagerty has been reporting news in the Rockford region for more than 16 years. 

Before landing at WTVO/WQRF, Jim was a reporter at the Rockford Register Star, an editor and staff writer at The Rock River Times, and the publisher of the local news website, Rockford Advocate.

He first entertained a career in journalism in high school when he, with the help of a local sports editor, covered junior varsity football for The Daily News, the newspaper of record in his hometown of Iron Mountain, Michigan.

Hagerty is a graduate of Northern Michigan University in Marquette.

Email Jim at jhagerty@fox39.com