{"id":23042,"date":"2019-10-01T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=23042"},"modified":"2019-10-28T06:44:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:44:31","slug":"abc-7-signs-sports-anchor-mark-giangreco-three-year-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2019\/10\/01\/abc-7-signs-sports-anchor-mark-giangreco-three-year-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC 7 signs sports anchor Mark Giangreco to three-year renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Mark Giangreco<\/p><\/div>\n

Now in his 25th year at WLS-Channel 7, <\/a>Mark Giangreco will continue as lead sports anchor at the top-rated ABC-owned station under a three-year renewal signed Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources said Giangreco, 67, will remain the highest-paid local sportscaster in America. It's believed he'll dip below the million-dollar annual salary of his previous agreement with the ABC-owned station, which expired Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just appreciate the opportunity to keep on rolling and having more fun \u2014 without getting suspended,\u201d Giangreco told me. He added that he was pleased to be \u201cworking for a station that continues to be the glowing exception to the rule when it comes to this challenging new world of local television.\u201d<\/p>\n

While many other local stations are reducing their commitment to sports in their newscasts, Giangreco's renewal represents a substantial vote of confidence.<\/p>\n

John Idler, president and general manager of ABC 7, declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Giangreco's longtime agent, attorney Joel Weisman, fielded interest from at least two other stations in Chicago before finalizing the renewal. Weisman also engineered the blockbuster agreement that brought Giangreco to ABC 7 in 1994 after 12 years at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5.<\/p>\n

The Buffalo native and University of Dayton graduate is known for his quick wit, unbridled sarcasm and often irreverent remarks:<\/p>\n