A remark by Mark Giangreco at the end of a sports segment on WLS-Channel 7 about news anchor Cheryl Burton triggered a process that led to a payout on Giangreco s contract and an early, bitter exit after 27 years as ABC 7 s top sports anchor.
No need to parse the Nielsen numbers this time. Unlike the three-way tie that deadlocked the May sweep, November delivered a clear victory in late-news ratings for ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7.
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Don t look for Mark Giangreco to be back on the radio any time soon, Robert Feder writes.
The veteran Chicago sportscaster had been a fixture for years on Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM, where he d join afternoon hosts Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman in the studio three times a week.
But Giangreco hasn t been on since late January when he was placed on administrative leave, and eventually fired, as top sports anchor at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 over comments directed at news anchor Cheryl Burton.
His settlement with ABC 7 doesn t prevent him from working elsewhere, but it s not clear if or when he ll return to ESPN 1000.