Hughes was born in Cleveland and also spent several years in East St. Louis, Illinois. In 2002, he was selected to run the relay leg of the Olympic torch as it passed through the streets of
St. Louis, Missouri, headed for the winter games in
Salt Lake City, Utah.[citation needed]
^(12 October 2006).
CNN taking Lou Dobbs seven days, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Retrieved December 1, 2010 ("CBS3 weekend coanchor Calvin Hughes will join Miami's WPLG next month as a reporter and anchor. Hughes started at Channel 3 in November '03")
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Moving Up, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Retrieved December 1, 2010 ("Going from male anchorstar in Atlanta to general assignment reporter in Philadelphia is not a demotion says KYW newbie Calvin Hughes ... [worked with] Jane Robelot at Atlanta's WGCL from 1999 to October02 ")
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Hughes leaving WKYT, Lexington Herald-Leader, Retrieved December 1, 2010 ("Calvin Hughes city hall reporter for WKYT-TV Channel 27 is making the leap to a station in Dallas the nation's eighth largest TV market")