Named a Local Broadcast Legend, and inducted into the Chicago-Midwest Emmys Silver Circle, anchor-reporter John Stofflet has been awarded 26 Emmy Awards, 5 Murrow Awards, has been on assignment to 40 countries and all 7 continents, and interviewed President Obama at The White House.

Talk about your frequent flyer miles: In his broadcasting career, NBC-15 News Anchor/Reporter John Stofflet traveled on assignment to 40 countries on all seven continents--including Antarctica. He even flew to the White House for a one-on-one interview with President Obama.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has awarded Stofflet 26 Regional Emmy Awards, including two Best News Anchor Emmys in the Chicago/Midwest Region. He has also received five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his writing and reporting, as well as "Best Live On-Scene Reporting" and multiple "Best News Writing" Awards from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. In addition, Stofflet's story about an artist with cerebral palsy who creates paintings using a typewriter has gone viral, viewed by more than 23 million people (and counting) on YouTube.

Known to have an appetite for adventure, Stofflet has flown through a hurricane, been in the middle of an avalanche, ventured inside a developing tornado, and jumped off the 72nd story of a building in New Zealand, suspended from a thin cable. He has also dived with sharks & killer whales, and has put his hand in a live polar bear’s mouth. (Okay, the bear was tranquilized).

In addition to President Obama and Governors Tony Evers and Scott Walker, Stofflet has also had one-on-one interviews with dozens of celebrities, including Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, George Clooney, Will Smith, and Jodie Foster, and has also hosted several specials that aired nationally on HGTV.

After reporting for 16 years at KING-TV (NBC) in Seattle, and working as a freelance correspondent for the National Geographic Channel, Stofflet jumped at the chance in May of 2005 to return to his home state of Wisconsin to anchor and report for NBC-15 News (WMTV). He retired from his role as main evening news anchor at WMTV in 2023. He received a commendation from Governor Evers upon his retirement, and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi proclaimed Stofflet’s retirement day as “John Stofflet Day” in the county.

Stofflet serves on the board of directors of the Badger Childhood Cancer Network, served on the board of the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, WAGS, and received the “Be Like Mike Award” for his many years leading the NBC 15's "Share Your Holidays" campaign for the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.

Stofflet now regularly works as an emcee for organizations and non-profits, and speaks to area organizations and schools about his experiences as a broadcast journalist.

A Middleton native and UW-Madison Journalism School graduate, Stofflet is married to Realtor Anna Trull, and has two adult children—son Taylor and daughter Kaia.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communications, Honors Graduate.

Awards

26-time Regional Emmy Award winner

5-time Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winner

Inducted into the Chicago-Midwest Emmys Silver Circle-Wisconsin in 2024

Named a Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Local Broadcast Legend in 2025.

Numerous AP Awards

Multiple Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards

Numerous Best of the West Awards