Melissa Hudson, Executive Producer - Digital
Melissa got the TV bug while working at the public access station in her high school in Columbus, Indiana many years ago. She was directing live television shows before she could drive.
After high school, she attended Indiana University in Bloomington. While in school she worked at Bloomington Community Access Television where she was a Master Control Operator, then Production Assistant.
As a production assistant, she was part of the crew that covered nearly every government meeting in Monroe County. The best part of the job was learning how government works from the school board, to the solid waste district to the planning commission and city council.
Melissa graduated from IU and earned a full time position at BCAT and was the Programming Director for the government and public access stations.
After seven years at BCAT, Melissa moved to Fort Myers, Florida where she worked in the newsroom at Waterman Broadcasting, which operates NBC2 and ABC7.
She was an Internet News Producer and wrote stories, edited content, created interactive content and live-blogged a double murder trial from gavel to gavel. She won two Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism - Best Website while working at the station.
Melissa moved from Fort Myers to South Bend to be the Director of Online Content for ABC57 and has helped grow the website and social media presence of the station since 2012.
Articles by Melissa Hudson
- Trump loses appeal, must testify in New York civil probe
- Jimtown schools on lockdown after airsoft pistol found in backpack
- Reports identify woman killed in shooting in Elkhart Wednesday afternoon
- Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault
- Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override
- Goshen man charged in Capitol riot pleads guilty
- Press conference: Investigators release name of suspect in Goshen mass shooting
- Murder suspect dies awaiting trial
- Pair arrested after allegedly threatening apartment residents
- Palisades nuclear power plant shuts down permanently
- Fugitive Friday for May 20, 2022
- Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in death of Kelvin Stanford
- New Carlisle man sentenced for failing to report body, drug charges
- Suspect in murder of Kaylynn Davidson charged
- Woman accused of trying to break into ex-boyfriend’s home
- Man charged with auto theft for allegedly taking vehicle without permission
- ABC57 wins four Regional Edward R. Murrow awards
- Suspect in fatal shooting in South Bend arrested, victim identified
- ABC releases prime time schedule for 2022 fall season
- Benton Harbor Mayor addresses Eric McGinnis case closure
- Former caregiver sentenced for battery, strangulation
- Five juveniles arrested in parking lot of Goshen High School
- Abbott says agreement reached to reopen baby formula plant
- Missing 3-year-old found dead last week died of asphyxiation, drowning
- Skittles, Starburst and Life Savers being recalled due to possible metal strands in product
- Woman wakes up to find man breaking her bedroom window
- Two 13-year-old girls arrested at West Side Middle School
- Elkhart Police investigating hit and run involving pedestrian
- Handgun found on Montessori school property
- Police identify 2 suspects shot by homeowner in alleged home invasion
- Fairfield Schools identifies 16-year-old student who died over the weekend
- Vehicle on US 20 strikes 2 parked vehicles in construction zone
- 13-year-old damages home while driving friend’s car
- Couple injured when their motorcycles collide
- Police seize marijuana, THC edibles, guns after serving search warrant
- Fugitive Friday for May 13, 2022
- Child molestation suspect convicted after failing to show for trial
- Two former Notre Dame players sign with the Colts
- Elkhart High School student arrested for possession of marijuana
- Three students arrested at Elkhart High School
- Motorcyclist arrested after fleeing police, crashing
- Intoxicated man arrested for firing gun at his home
- Cub Reporter: Ben Allen
- Decorey Harris sentenced to 25 - 40 years for May 2021 murder
- Deputies pull intoxicated hotel guest out of swimming pool
- Unconscious driver arrested for neglect, OWI
- Mercedes tells owners of 292K vehicles to stop driving them
- Deputies release timeline in investigation into disappearance of Alexis and Messiah Morales
- Barbie unveils its first-ever doll with hearing aids
- Murder suspect pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter
- Gambler charged for allegedly asking someone else to claim jackpot
- Michiana Crime Stoppers offering reward in armed robbery case
- Woman charged with stealing vehicle, driving while suspended
- Man arrested on resisting arrest charges after demanding to be arrested
- Man charged with public nudity for allegedly urinating in restaurant parking lot
- Police investigating potential threat to Clay International Academy
- Elkhart Police K9 unit hosting the EPD 5K-9 run and 1 mile walk
- Elkhart Police holding ceremony to honor fallen officers
- ISP Peru Post to honor its fallen during ceremony on May 11
- One person injured in shooting on Fulton Street
- 2 injured in shooting on Springland Avenue
- Man accidentally discharges gun after falling off moped
- Two juveniles arrested for dangerous possession of a firearm
- Autopsy reveals missing mom found deceased suffered gunshot wound
- Fugitive Friday for May 6, 2022
- JJC detainee charged with battery on a corrections officer twice in 6 weeks
- Cub Reporter: Maejor Nichols
- South Bend Cubs game postponed due to weather
- ISP trooper accused of committing battery against fellow employee
- Man accused of threatening justices on the Indiana Supreme Court
- Dazhon Howard accepts plea agreement in fatal UP Mall shooting
- St. Joseph County approves settlement with family injured in fatal crash
- Elkhart settles wrongful conviction suit with Keith Cooper for $7.5M
- Election Day: Paw Paw, Bangor schools proposals
- Election Day: Election Results
- Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of 8-year-old
- Election Day: Sturgis sidewalk and Vicksburg school proposals
- Election Day: Edwardsburg, Constantine schools proposals
- Bicyclist arrested for failing to stop for police officer
- 2 men charged with murder of Shaun Gill in 2018