Rafael Sánchez

Emmy-award-winning reporter Rafael Sanchez joined RTV6 in 1998 as a consumer investigator.

He has won numerous awards for excellence in journalism including Best Metro TV Reporter award from the Associated Press in 2013 and 2014. In the past, he has also received the Best Consumer reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Indiana chapter.

Community service is priority and a passion. Every year, he enjoys participating in about 20 charitable events around central Indiana. He admits that anything involving Latin Ballroom fundraisers are among his favorites. In 2014, he won the “Johnson County Dancing With the Stars” event raising money for homeless youth.

He’s also received recognition for his civic involvement throughout Central Indiana from the Center for Leadership Development, the Indiana Black Expo, the Forest Manor Multicultural Center, U.S. Postal Service, Ronald McDonald House and the Mozel Sanders Foundation.

Rafael came to Indiana from the Bronx, New York, to attend Franklin College where he graduated with a bachelor's degree with a triple major in journalism, political science and Spanish. He currently is a proud member of his alma mater’s board of trustees.

His wife is a native Hoosier who teaches kindergarten. They have two children who make life a joy.