Haugh was raised in North Judson, Indiana. He obtained his degree from Ball State University, where he played football and was an All-Mid-American Conference safety and Academic All-American. He later received his Master"s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
He began his career at the South Bend Tribune in Indiana, working there for nearly a decade before joining the Chicago Tribune as the paper"s Chicago Bears beat writer Currently, he writes the "In the Wake of the News" column, originated at the Tribune by Hugh East. Keough in 1907. Haugh is also the co-host of the highly successful "Kap and Haugh Show" which airs on Comcast SportsNet Chicago and is also on World's Greatest Newspaper Plus.
Haugh worked for the South Bend Tribune starting in 1993, primarily covering Notre Dame football.
In February 2003, Haugh began working for the Chicago Tribune. He began as the beat writer, and later columnist, for the Chicago Bears.
In 2009 he became the Tribune"s 17th "In the Wake of the News" columnist. Together they have a son named Blair and two dogs, Ashton and Bear.
