Mark Giangreco Net Worth, Bio, Salary, Wiki, Age, Gossip

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Birth Date	May 13,1952
Full Name	Mark Giangreco
Profession	Sports Anchor
Nationality	American
Birth City	Buffalo, New York
Birth Country	United States
Gender Identity	Male
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Horoscope	Taurus
Marital Status	Divorced
Spouse	Cindy Giangreco (m:?-d: 2005)
No Of Children	3
Networth	5000000
Sibilings	2
Education	University of Dayton
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Mark Giangreco is one of the well-known lead sports anchors who currently appears in the sports segment on ABC7. He serves as the sports director for ABC owned station, WLS-TV. Similarly, he is an ESPN Radio contributor. Mark is one of the longest-serving anchors for ABC, having worked for 26 years in the station.

Mark was born on May 13, 1952, in Buffalo, New York, the United States. He is 70 years old as of 2022. He has two brothers named Thomas, a medical device consultant, and Pete, a Democratic Party Consultant. Mark graduated from the University of Dayton, Ohio, in 1974.

Biography

Mark Giangreco was born on 13th May 1952, in Buffalo, New York, the United States of America. As of now, he is 69 years old and his sun sign is Taurus. Moreover, he holds the citizenship of America and he belongs to Caucasian ethnical background. Additionally, his mother’s name is Joanne Lucille Downing Giangreco.

Furthermore, his father was a sportsperson, besides that, his father’s name is unknown. Talking about his siblings, he has two brothers named Thomas Giangreco and Pete Giangreco. His brother Thomas works as a medical device consultant, while Pete works as a political consultant for the Democratic Party. From his childhood, Mark loved hockey, classic cars, and drawing.

Education

Talking about his academic qualification, he attended Canisius High School. Moreover, he completed his graduation from the University of Dayton in 1974 with a degree in BA in Communication.

Is Mark a Married Man?

Giangreco is currently unmarried and single. He has been married in the past. He got married to his longtime partner Cindy Giangreco. When the pair got married is unknown. Mark, Christopher, and Matt were their three sons.

Picture of Janet Davies and co-host Mark Giangreco. They get along well together.
The Business Journals, as a source

Mark has always kept his private life out of the public eye and the media. About his ex-wife, nothing is known. Following a number of years of marriage, Mark and Cindy divorced in 2005. According to insiders, Cindy received a lavish mansion as part of her divorce settlement.

Mark hasn’t been married once after divorcing his ex-wife. He doesn’t have any romantic relationships either. The sports anchor and Janet Davies, her colleague co-host, get along well. Countdown Chicago, a special New Year’s Eve segment on ABC7, was hosted by the two.

Professional career

From his college life, he started working. After that, he joined the WING-AM radio station based in Dayton. In there, he worked as a news and sports reporter. Moreover, he worked as a sports anchor at WDTN-TV from 1976 to 1977.

Again, he got his first job in NBC but he worked there for less than a year. After that, in 1978, he worked for WLKY-TV as a sports anchor and sports director. There, he worked for around 4 years which was located in Louisville, Kentucky. Moreover, he moved to Chicago for WMAQ-TV in 1982. Later in 1994, he joined ABC7 in Chicago as a sports anchor. As of now, he is working at WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois as a lead sports anchor and sports director.

Awards

As an anchor and reporter, he has received several awards and recognitions in his professional career. He has won Emmy Awards and he has received two Associated Press Awards for Best Broadcast.

Moreover, he has received Dante Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans. He was named as ‘Father of the Year’ by Chicago Father’s Day Council in 1996. Again, he has won the Justinian Society of Italian Lawyers Award for journalism. Talking about his net worth, he earns a decent sum of money as a news and sports director. Moreover, his net worth is estimated at $5 million. He earned more than $87,421 annual salary.

What is the Net Worth of Mark?

Mark Giangreco, a sportscaster and director of sports, has a net worth of more than $5 million. Mark receives a yearly salary of over $87,421 as one of WLS-most TV’s well-known anchors. He agreed to a three-year contract renewal with ABC7 in October 2019. According to sources, Giangreco will probably continue to earn the most money of any local sportscaster in the nation.

As of 2020, Mark Giangreco’s net worth was $5 million.
The Business Journals, as a source

Mark has spent the last 26 years working for WLS-TV. He frequently contributes to ESPN Radio as well. The typical wage for a sports director and anchor is in the $46,126–$120,000 range. Other journalists with respectable net worth include Rafer Weigel and Amanda Balionis.

Employment and Appreciation

In Ohio, Mark started his television career with a regional NBC station. He was employed with NBC-owned station WMAQ-TV from 1982 to 1994. He has since been employed by ABC as a renowned sportscaster.

Jerry Taft and Mark Gianco

Giangreco has three Emmy victories to date. He received the Louisville Journalism Award in 1982 for his superior sports reporting. For “Best Sportscast,” Mark has received two Associated Press Awards and two Peter Lisagor Awards.

Likewise, the National Association of Television Program Executives presented Giangreco with the esteemed Iris Award.

The truth behind Mark Giangreco Suspension

Despite having a solid reputation as a sports announcer in the nation, Mark has occasionally run into difficulty. He received a one-week suspension and payment in 2004 for making a joke about the city of Detroit, Michigan. The joke in Mark’s movie clip offended many viewers, who thought it was racist. Giangreco claimed he was joking, though.

Giangreco also sent out an anti-Trump tweet on February 19, 2017, which was subsequently followed by an ABC ban. He later went back to work because Mark is recognized for his humor and sarcasm.

What is the Height and Weight of Mark?

Talking about his body measurements, he has black hair and dark brown eyes in color. Besides that, there is no more detailed information regarding Giangreco’s height, weight, and other body measurements.

Social Media

The news reporter is active on social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. On his Twitter, there are more than 35k followers. Likewise, there are more than 4k followers on his Facebook. Besides that, he is not active on Instagram.