Mark Giangreco ABC 7 Bio, Age, Wiki, Family, Height, Salary and Net worth

Mark Giangreco Profile

Mark Giangreco is the sports director and primary sports anchor for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Giangreco currently anchors the sports segment on ABC7 between the 5 pm and 10 pm newscasts & is an ESPN Radio contributor.

Mark Giangreco
Mark Giangreco

Most Asked Questions About Mark Giangreco

Who is Mark Giangreco?

Mark Giangreco is the sports director and primary sports anchor for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Giangreco currently anchors the sports segment on ABC7 between the 5 pm and 10 pm newscasts & is an ESPN Radio contributor.

How old is Mark Giangreco?

He was born on May 13, 1952, in Buffalo, NY. He is 70 years old.

How Tall Is Mark Giangreco?

He stands at an average height of 5ft 9in.

Is Mark Giangreco Married?

Mark is a family man and has a wife. He eventually tied the knot with his long-term fiancée Cynthia Giangreco, better known as Cindy Giangreco, and the couple went on to have three children together.

Where Is Mark Giangreco Now?

Giangreco currently anchors the sports segment on ABC7 between the 5 pm and 10 pm newscasts & is an ESPN Radio contributor.

How Much Does Mark Giangreco Make?

Mark’s annual salary at ABC 7 News, where he works as a journalist, falls somewhere in the range of $70,000 and $90,000 on average.

Mark Giangreco Age

He was born on May 13, 1952, in Buffalo, NY. He is 68 years old.

Mark Giangreco Education

Giangreco was born in the city of Buffalo, New York, and he received his high school diploma from Canisius High School in the year 1970. He received his education from the University of Dayton, which is located in Dayton, Ohio. While he was still in school, he launched his career in radio on WING Radio. In 1974, he received his diploma.

Mark Giangreco Family

Pete Giangreco is a Democratic Party political consultant who has worked on seven presidential campaigns, including the campaign for then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008. Giangreco has two brothers: Thomas Giangreco, who works as a medical device consultant in Buffalo, New York, and Pete Giangreco, who is a political consultant for the Democratic Party.

Mark Giangreco and Cynthia Giangreco

Mark is a family man and has a wife. He eventually tied the knot with his long-term fiancée Cynthia Giangreco, better known as Cindy Giangreco, and the couple went on to have three children together. Their names are Mark, Christopher, and Matt. In 2005, the divorce between Mark and Cindi was finally formalized.

Mark Giangreco ABC 7

Giangreco has built a name for himself as a humorous and witty sports anchor who can make even people who are not very interested in sports find it entertaining to watch him. He is known for putting an intriguing twist on the sports news of the day. In 1994, he started working for ABC 7 Chicago.

Giangreco was previously employed at WMAQ-TV in Chicago, where he held the positions of sports director, sports anchor/reporter (1983–1994), and weekend anchor/reporter before moving on to his current position at ABC 7. (1982-83).

Prior to that, Giangreco held the positions of sports anchor and sports director at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, where he worked for several years (1978-82). Previous to this, he worked at WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio, as a weekend sports anchor and reporter for the station (1976-77).

When Giangreco was still in college, he started working as a reporter for WING-AM radio in Dayton, Ohio, covering local news and sports in 1972. This was the beginning of his career in broadcasting.

Giangreco has received numerous accolades over his career, including the highly regarded Iris Award from the National Association of Television Program Executives, as well as five Emmys, two Peter Lisagor Awards, and two Associated Press Awards for “Best Sportscast.” Giangreco is currently serving in an honorary capacity as the chairperson of the fundraising efforts for the Ronald McDonald House.

In 1996, the Chicago Father’s Day Council recognized him as “Father of the Year,” and in 1995, he was awarded the Dante Award by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans as well as the Justinian Society of Italian Lawyers Award for journalism. Both of these honors were for his work in the field of journalism. Giangreco was recognized for his outstanding work as a sports reporter and was awarded the Louisville Journalism Prize in 1982. Most recently, he was presented with the Sportscaster of the Year Award for the State of Illinois in 2017.

He works alongside Cheryl Burton and Alan Krashesky.

Mark Giangreco Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $4 million which he has earned through his successful career as a journalist.

Mark Giangreco Suspensions

In 2004, Giangreco was given a one-week suspension without pay for making a joke about the city of Detroit, Michigan, following the success of the Detroit Pistons in winning the NBA championship.

The joke featured a clip from an old black-and-white movie showing a city in flames, with the caption stating that it was “just another night in Detroit.” Immediately after the video clip ended, Giangreco stated that he was joking the whole time. Many people who were severely offended felt that his acts were racist, although he is known for his sarcasm and wit, and some believe that the joke was done in good jest.

Giangreco sent out the following tweet on February 19, 2017: “Donald Trump is a bigoted, stupid, and corrupt simpleton, but 87 percent of Republican voters still back him. It is so evident and so upsetting that the United States of America has been revealed as a society full of simpletons who have allowed this cartoon maniac to be ‘elected.'” Because his statements were deemed “not in line with ABC 7 Chicago’s non-partisan editorial standards,” the network decided to take disciplinary action against him and suspend him as a result.

Mark Giangreco ABC 7 Colleagues

  1. Will Jones
  2. Sarah Schulte
  3. Cheryl Burton
  4. Bill Evans
  5. Elex Michaelson
  6. Natasha Zouves
  7. Alan Krashesky
  8. David ono