Mark Giangreco Biography
Mark Giangreco is an American journalist who serves ESPN Radio as a contributor. Previously, he served ABC 7 Chicago as an anchor of the sports segment on ABC7 during the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts.
Mark Giangreco Age
Giangreco is 69 years old as of 2021. He was born on May 13, 1952, in Buffalo, New York, United States. He celebrates his birthday on May 13 every year.
Mark Giangreco Height
Giangreco stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Mark Giangreco Family / Brothers
Giangreco has two brothers: Thomas Giangreco, a medical device consultant in Buffalo, New York, and Pete Giangreco who is a Democratic Party political consultant who has worked on seven presidential campaigns, including the 2008 presidential campaign for then-Senator Barack Obama.
Mark Giangreco Wife
Giangreco was married to his longtime girlfriend Cyntia Giangreco popularly known as Cindi Giangreco. They were blessed with 3 children named Mark, Christopher, and Matt. In spite of their prosperous family bonding, they couldn’t stay courteously and separated in 2005. Within a year of their divorce, Cindi sold their five-bedroom house for $2.78 million. He and his former spouse had bought the estate for $1.5 million back in 1995.
Mark Giangreco Net Worth
Giangreco has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his career as a sports anchor.
Mark Giangreco Salary
Giangreco earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45, 000 to $ 110, 500.
Mark Giangreco Education
Giangreco received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Dayton University in 1974. He went to Canisius High School and graduated in 1970. He started his broadcasting career on WING Radio while still in college.
Mark Giangreco Career
Giangreco serves ESPN Radio as a contributor. Previously, he served ABC 7 Chicago as an anchor of the sports segment on ABC7 during the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts.
He has been working at ABC 7 Chicago since joining the station in 1994. He has earned a reputation for being a sports anchor that even non-sports fans love watching, wit, delivering sports with humor, and an interesting spin on the day’s sports news.
Prior to joining ABC 7, Giangreco was at Chicago’s WMAQ-TV, where he was the station’s sports director, sports anchor/reporter (1983-94), and weekend anchor/reporter (1982-83). Before, he was working at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, where he became a sports anchor and sports director (1978-82).
Prior to joining ABC 7, he served as a weekend sports anchor and reporter at WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio (1976-77). His broadcasting career started while still in his college years when he went to WING-AM radio in Dayton as a news and sports reporter in 1972. He has been honored with the prestigious Iris Award from the National Association of Television Program Executives.
For instance, two Associated Press Awards for “Best Sportscast,” and five Emmys, two Peter Lisagor Awards. Currently, he serves as honorary chairman of the Ronald McDonald House fundraising efforts. Chicago Father’s Day Council named him “Father of the Year, in 1996. “
Earlier in 1995, he gained the Dante Award of the best student from the Justinian Society of Italian Lawyers Award for journalism and the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans. He earned the 1982 Louisville Journalism Award for his excellence in sports activities. Recently, he became commemorated with the 2017 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year Award.
Mark Giangreco ABC7 Chicago
Giangreco worked at ABC7 Chicago alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;
- Rob Elgas
- Alan Krashesky
- Stacey Sager
- David Novarro
- Val Warner
- Paul Meincke
- Diane Pathieu
- Eric Horng
- John Garcia
- Michelle Gallardo
- Evelyn Holmes
- Jessica D’Onofrio
- Sarah Schulte
- Leah Hope
- Janet Davies
- John Idler
- Samantha Chatman
- Jason Knowles
- Chuck Goudie
- Larry Mowry
- Mark Rivera
- Stacey Baca
- Dionne Miller
- Phil Schwarz
- Karen Jordan
- Ravi Baichwal
- Roz Varon
- Tracy Butler
- Jim Rose
- Terrell Brown
- Hosea Sanders
- Tanja Babich
- Cheryl Scott
- Judy Hsu
- Cheryl Burton
- Eric Thomas
- Kristen Sze
- Sandhya Patel
- Dan Noyes
- Chris Nguyen
- Mike Nicco
- Dion Lim
- Jobina Fortson
- Liz Kreutz
- Spencer Christian
- Dan Ashley
- Larry Beil
- Reggie Aqui
- Chris Alvarez
- Kumasi Aaron
- Drew Tuma
Mark Giangreco Social Media Platforms
Giangreco is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook and Twitter. He has over 28.2k followers on Twitter and over 3.7k followers on Facebook.
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