Josh Croup

Weekend Evening Anchor | Multimedia Journalist
Toledo, Ohio
Josh Croup

Josh Croup started at 13abc in February 2021. He was promoted to weekend evening anchor in August 2021 and leads on-air coverage on 13abc’s digital platforms of breaking and in-depth stories. His news coverage in Toledo has focused on Ohio politics, economics, COVID-19 and breaking news.

He was named the 2021 Reporter of the Year by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors. He also won an Emmy Award in 2022 from the NATAS Great Lakes Chapter for breaking news coverage.

Josh previously worked as the evening anchor at WDTV in north-central West Virginia where he also was the executive producer and an award-winning reporter. He was named Best Reporter by the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters in 2019 and 2020. The West Virginia Broadcasters Association awarded him the recognition of Best General Assignment Reporting in 2019.

Josh also covered the food scene in West Virginia on Tasty Tuesday. The segment won the 2019 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters award for Best Specialty Reporting and received second-place honors in the same category in 2020.

He was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania and went to school at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in broadcast reporting with minors in public relations/advertising and broadcast production. Josh was nominated for two Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards while he was a student and won the 2017 distinction in the college/university on-air talent category.

He has also previously worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, AT&T SportsNet, WQED and the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business.

When he's not at work, you can usually find Josh hanging out with his dog, Jax, who he adopted from the Humane Society of Ottawa County in 2021. The avid Pittsburgh sports fan also loves spending time with his family and their miniature schnauzer, Jack. Connect with him on social media and send any story ideas to joshua.croup@13abc.com.

Education
  • Point Park University
  • Awards
  • 2019 Associated Press Virginias Broadcasters Award - Best Specialty Reporting
  • 2019 Associated Press Virginias Broadcasters Award - Best Reporter
  • 2019 West Virginia Broadcasters Association Award - Best General Assignment Reporting.
  • 2020 Associated Press Virginias Broadcasters Award - Best Reporter
  • 2020 Associated Press Virginias Broadcasters Award - Best Continuing News Coverage, 2nd place
  • 2020 Associated Press Virginias Broadcasters Award - Best Specialty Reporting, 2nd place
  • 2021 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Award - Best Reporter
  • 2022 Emmy Award, NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter - Breaking/Spot News Coverage