Amelia Santaniello Biography
Amelia Santaniello is an American anchor/reporter working for WCCO. There she co-anchors the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. news Monday through Friday. She joined WCCO in 1996.
Amelia Santaniello Age
Santaniello is 57 years old as of 2021. She was born in 1964 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. She has however not revealed when she celebrates her birthday.
Amelia Santaniello Height
Santaniello stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall.
Amelia Santaniello Family
Santaniello was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and in a career military family, and lived in Virginia, Japan, and Texas. She is a graduate of Marywood University in Dunmore, Pa.
Amelia Santaniello Husband
Santaniello is married to Frank Vascellaro and the couple is blessed with three children. Her husband also works at WCCO and together they co-anchor the WCCO Evening News. After 10 years at WCCO, her husband, Frank Vascellaro, joined her as co-anchor.
The two are the first married couple to co-anchor a news program in the Twin Cities. The two are deeply involved with the community and frequently serve as the master of ceremonies at some of the Twin Cities premier charity events. The family resides in Minneapolis with their three kids and two dogs.
Amelia Santaniello Net Worth
Santaniello has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $1 Million which she has earned through her career as an Anchor.
Amelia Santaniello Salary
Santaniello earns an annual salary of $45, 000 and $ 110,500.
Amelia Santaniello WCCO / Career
Santaniello serves at WCCO as a weekday evening news anchor. Prior to coming to Minnesota, she anchored the weekend news at WTIC-TV in Hartford, CT. Santaniello began her career in Washington, D.C., at WUSA, where she was a reporter trainee. From there, Santaniello went to WETM-TV in Elmira, N.Y., where she anchored the weekend newscasts.
She later moved on to WNEP-TV in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa. as a reporter and anchor. In 2000 and 2013, City Pages editors named her Best Newscaster in the Twin Cities. Readers of The Minnesota Women’s Press picked Santaniello as their favorite local female television personality.
Santaniello is working at WCCO where she works alongside other famous WCCO anchors and reporters including;
- Frank Vascellaro
- Mike Max
- Chris Shaffer
- Heather Brown
- Jennifer Mayerle
- Jason DeRusha
- Mike Augustyniak
- Ali Lucia
- Liz Collin
- David Schuman
- Lisa Meadows
- Katie Steiner
- Erin Hassanzadeh
- Jeff Wagner
- Bill Hudson
- Christiane Cordero
- Kate Raddatz
- Riley O’Connor
- Reg Chapman
- Pat Kessler
- Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield
- Marielle Mohs
- John Lauritsen
- Kari Patey
- Esme Murphy
Amelia Santaniello Social Media Platforms
Santaniello is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 18k followers on Twitter, over 4k followers on Instagram, and over 16k followers on Facebook.