Robert "Bob" Wiltfong (born November 26, 1969) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central, as well as appearances on Chappelle's Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.^[1] Wiltfong was a true-life newscaster for 10 years, making him the first correspondent in Daily Show history to have worked as a traditional news reporter.^[2] In an interview, Wiltfong revealed that he decided to exit the world of non-satirical journalism after the September 11, 2001 attacks, during which he lost a close friend, cameraman Glen Pettit.^[3]

Wiltfong has won 4 regional, individual Emmys for television performance and has been nominated for 14 others.^[4] He was part of The Daily Show's 2004 winning submission for the prestigious Peabody Award and was featured on the election year wrap up DVD put out by Comedy Central.^[5] He was a member of Neutrino, an improv comedy team in New York City.^[6] Additionally, Wiltfong has been featured in national commercials for AOL, Microsoft, Staples, Domino's Pizza and other corporate interests.

In 2010, Wiltfong was selected to star in a national ad campaign for Nationwide Insurance, playing the Nationwide spokesman in a series of nationally broadcast television commercials that aired throughout 2010.^[7] In 2020, Wiltfong published a book with Tim Ito titled "The BS Dictionary: Uncovering the Origins and True Meanings of Business Speak". ^[8] That book's content became the subject of a TEDx Talk Wiltfong delivered in Vienna, Austria in October 2022. The presentation was later upgraded to a full-on TED Talk a year later.