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Mark Giangreco (born May 13, 1952) is the former sports director and lead sports anchor for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Until 2021, Giangreco had anchored the sports segment on ABC7 during the 5pm and 10pm newscasts. He remains an ESPN Radio contributor.
Mar 12, 2021 · The sports anchor was dismissed after calling Burton a "ditzy, combative interior decorator" on air. He had a 27-year career at ABC 7 and a settlement on his remaining contract.
Mar 13, 2021 · Sports anchor Mark Giangreco and ABC7 reached a separation agreement after he made a controversial remark about news anchor Cheryl Burton. Giangreco, 68, is a popular and influential sportscaster in Chicago, but he also has a history of controversial comments.
- Jeff Agrest
- jagrest@suntimes.com
Mar 13, 2021 · The veteran sportscaster exits the station amid a suspension for a joke about anchor Cheryl Burton. He had been the nation's highest-paid local TV sportscaster and a fixture in Chicago sports coverage.
- Phil Rosenthal
Dec 30, 2021 · Mark Giangreco update: Chicago sports media’s top 10 stories of 2021. The saga of Giangreco’s ouster from ABC 7 is No. 1. But he’ll make at least one more appearance on Chicago TV for a New Year’s Eve countdown show. By Jeff Agrest. Dec 30, 2021, 12:00pm PDT.
- Jeff Agrest
- jagrest@suntimes.com
Apr 28, 2021 · TV anchors in Chicago are often well-paid and well-regarded, and if people thought Giangreco was cocky, guilty as charged. But what set him apart from his competitors was a sense of humor and an...
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May 8, 2021 · Learn how Mark Giangreco, a Buffalo native, became the top TV sports anchor in Chicago, where he worked for NBC 5 and ABC 7 for decades. Read about his style, his controversies, his generosity and his legacy in this profile by Jeff Agrest.
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