Randall Salerno (January 4, 1963 – January 24, 2008) was an American news anchor for CBS news in Chicago, Illinois at WBBM-TV. Salerno had previously worked at WGN-TV alongside Roseanne Tellez at both WBBM-TV and WGN-TV 1993-2004.
Randy Salerno | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1963[citation needed] |
| Died | January 24, 2008 (aged 45) |
| Occupation | Morning News Anchor |
| Years active | 1993–2008 |
| Spouse | Irene Salerno (1997–2008) |
| Children | Haley Aynessazian Slone Salerno Charlie Salerno |
Biography
editSalerno served as a general assignment reporter and as the weekend morning news anchor from 1994 till 1999.
Before working at WGN, Salerno was a reporter and weekend anchor at WNYT in Albany, New York. Prior to that, he worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria, Illinois. He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois as a general assignment reporter.
Salerno received his B.S. in Communication from Illinois State University in 1985, where he was an anchor/reporter for the campus TV station. He lived in Crystal Lake, Illinois, where he attended Crystal Lake South High School and played basketball.
Death
editSalerno passed away in a snowmobile accident on the night of January 24, 2008, on Plum Lake near Sayner/Eagle River, Wisconsin. He was a passenger on the snowmobile when it struck a tree.
Salerno is survived by his wife Irene and 3 children.
Awards
editRandy Salerno won a local Emmy Award for his work on CBS 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
References
edit- Friend charged in snowmobiling death of Channel 2 anchor Randy Salerno; January 25, 2008; Chicago Tribune, Retrieved January 25, 2008
External links
edit- Remembering Randy at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2008)
- CBS 2's Randy Salerno Mourned By His Many Friends at the Wayback Machine (archived October 13, 2008)