Grant Stinchfield is an Investigative Reporter and fill in Sports Anchor for NBC 5 News. His ground breaking, Emmy award winning, series on Identity theft, “Identity Crisis,” led to the passage of 14 new Texas laws designed to not only prevent Identity theft but help victims recover from the crime.
He exposed flaws in Dallas Police procedures that limited their capability of arresting drug dealers. The investigation led to policy changes that give officers greater flexibility in chasing down suspects.
Before joining NBC 5, he spent six years as the investigative reporter for NBC 30 Connecticut News. He is also a frequent contributor to MSNBC.
While in Connecticut, he aired the Emmy Award winning series, “Cold Case: Tracking the Truth,” profiling numerous unsolved murders. On one occasion his report directly led to the arrest of four people who murdered a young man while he was driving home from work. All four suspects confessed to the crime.
Stinchfield started his television career in Missoula, Mont., where he anchored the morning newscast. He then moved on to Fort Myers, Fla., as a weekend anchor and lead reporter.
Stinchfield is a Four-time Emmy Award winner and 16-time Emmy Nominee. He has also been recognized as the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Journalist of the Year, Associated Press Investigative Reporting Award, CT Safe Kids Achievement Award, and International Association of Firefighters Achievement Award.
Grant lives with his wife, Amy Vanderoef the host of Good Morning Texas, in Dallas.
Grant is also:
- A professional boxing judge.
- A 6 handicap golfer.
- An avid poker player.
- A tremendous Gin Player.
- A Certified Storm Spotter and want to be weathercaster.
