Peter Busch won the 2008 Emmy Award for Best General Assignment News Reporter in the Rocky Mountain region. His award-winning entry was a composite of visually creative live reports, which have become a hallmark of his reporting style. This was his second Emmy Award.

Peter's primary focus is reporting on state and national politics for CBS 5. In 2008, he traveled to New Hampshire for that state's presidential primaries. He also covered the Republican National Convention from St. Paul, Minn. Those events were two of the signature moments of John McCain’s presidential campaign.

Peter joined the CBS 5 News team as a news reporter in October 2005. Prior to that, he worked as a reporter for KVOA-TV in Tucson. He was sent to cover Hurricane Katrina as well as other major national stories during his time in Tucson.

He learned to speak fluent Spanish when he lived in Mexico City in 1999. He then went on to graduate with honors from the University of Arizona. Peter now lives in Scottsdale with his wife, Rachel, and their daughter, Victoria.

You can catch Peter's reports on CBS 5 News at 10 p.m. If you'd like to share your story with Peter or tell him about a story idea in your neighborhood, send him an email at peter.busch@kpho.com.