- Randy Salerno
Infobox actor
name=Randy Salerno
imagesize=260px
caption= Randy Salerno's Biography Picture.
birthdate=birth date|mf=yes|1963|1|4Fact|date=February 2008
birthplace=Aurora ,Illinois ,United States
deathdate=death date and age|mf=yes|2008|1|24|1963|1|1
deathplace=Eagle River ,Wisconsin ,United States
occupation = Morning News Anchor
yearsactive=1993–2008
children = Haley Aynessazian
Slone Salero
Charlie Salerno
spouse = Irene Salerno (1997–2008)
emmyawards = Local Emmy Award
2004 "laSalle bank Chicago marathon report"
children=
children = Haley Aynessazian
Slone Salerno
Charlie SalernoRandall Salerno (January 4, 1963 – January 24, 2008) was an American
news anchor forCBS news inChicago atWBBM-TV , working alongsideRoseanne Tellez . Since September 2004, he had been co-anchoring CBS 2's morning news from 5:00 am – 7:00 am.Salerno had previously worked at
WGN-TV .Biography
Salerno 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-TV inAlbany, New York . Prior to that, he worked atWMBD-TV andWHOI-TV inPeoria, Illinois . He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV inRockford, Illinois as a general assignment reporter.Salerno received his B.S. in Communications from
Illinois State University . He lived inCrystal Lake, Illinois , where he attendedCrystal Lake South High School and played basketball.Death
Salerno died in a snowmobile accident on the night of January 24, 2008, on Plum Lake near Sayner/Eagle River, Wisconsin. Salerno was a passenger on a snowmobile when the snowmobile struck a tree after the driver, Scott Hirschey, missed the trail entrance. There were poor trail markings and, Hirschey, 44, went to the wrong side of the trail marker. Hirschey was arrested on one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, according to a statement from the Vilas County Sheriff's Department. Hirschey was injured in the crash and would not appear in court on the charge until he is released from the hospital, authorities said.
Salerno is survived by his wife Irene and 3 children.
Awards
Randy Salerno won a local
Emmy Award for his work on CBS 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle BankChicago Marathon .External links
* [http://cbs2chicago.com/randy Remembering Randy]
* [http://cbs2chicago.com/local/randy.salerno.passes.2.637658.html CBS 2's Randy Salerno Mourned By His Many Friends]References
* [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-salerno_webjan26,0,3049318.story Friend charged in snowmobiling death of Channel 2 anchor Randy Salerno] ; January 25, 2008;
Chicago Tribune , Retrieved January 25, 2008
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