Trivia

Co-founder, with his wife Lee Woodruff, of the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Iota Chapter, Colgate University)

Bob and Lee have four children: Macklin (Mack) Robert, born in 1991; Cathryn, born in 1994; and twins Nora and Claire, born in 2000.

Received a Peabody Award. (2008)

Release of his book, "In An Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing" by Bob and his wife, Lee Woodruff. (2007)

In Taji, Iraq, he received severe head injuries from an explosion while an embedded reporter with the 4th Infantry Division and the Iraqi Army. Also severely injured was his cameraman, Doug Vogt. (January 29, 2006)

Received a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1987 and a BA degree from Colgate University in 1983.

Prior to joining ABC News, Woodruff was a reporter for KCPM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Redding, California, from 1991 to 1992; for the CBS affiliate WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia, from 1992 to 1994; and for KNXV-TV, the ABC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1994 to 1996. He joined ABC News in 1996, based in the network's Chicago bureau.

His brother is David Woodruff.