Ken Rosato
American television journalist
Ken Rosato
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May 4, 1967
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Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit | Morning anchor for WABC-TV (2007–2023) |
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Ken Rosato is an American journalist who served as the morning anchor for WABC-TV from 2007 until his dismissal in May 2023. [1]
Early life and education
Rosato graduated from Regis High School in New York City . He then pursued a bachelor's degree in Film, TV, and Radio at New York University . Following his undergraduate studies, Rosato obtained a master's degree in Spanish and Italian . [ citation needed ]
Career
Before his tenure at WABC-TV, Rosato worked as an anchor and reporter at WNYW in New York City from 2002 to 2003. He also spent time in Miami / Fort Lauderdale, Florida , as an anchor at WFOR-TV from 1998 to 2002. There he was also ordained a priest of the independent Catholic Apostolic Church , and later a bishop. [1] [2] [3]
Additionally, Rosato worked as an anchor for 1010 WINS radio in New York City. He held the positions of news director and main anchor at WLNY-TV (now owned by CBS ), and WBLI Long Island (where he was known as "Ken Rhodes"). He was also an assistant manager, program director, and disc jockey at WVIP Mount Kisco, New York . [ citation needed ]
WABC-TV
Rosato joined WABC-TV in 2003 as a freelance reporter. [1] On July 6, 2007, it was announced that Rosato would be joining Lori Stokes and Bill Evans as a co-anchor on Eyewitness News This Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon . [4] Rosato replaced reporter Steve Bartelstein, who had been fired a few months earlier. [5]
Rosato received an Emmy Award for his reporting on a steam pipe explosion in New York City on July 19, 2007. [ citation needed ]
In April 2010 Rosato announced that he underwent surgery to remove a non-functioning kidney . [6]
Dismissal
In May 2023, Rosato was dismissed from WABC. According to reports, he made an offensive comment directed at co-anchor Shirleen Allicot which was picked up by a hot mic ; while the comment did not make air, it was heard by everyone in the studio. [1] [7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gay, Verne (May 16, 2023). "WABC/7 anchor Ken Rosato fired for offensive comment: Report" . Newsday . Retrieved May 18, 2023 .
- ↑ Davis, James D. (August 11, 2001). "Ken Rosato" . Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved August 14, 2023 .
- ↑ "Our History" . National Catholic Apostolic Church in the United States . Retrieved August 14, 2023 .
- ↑ "Ken Rosato named Eyewitness News morning co-anchor" . abclocal.go.com . July 6, 2007. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009 . Retrieved May 20, 2023 .
- ↑ Huff, Richard (July 7, 2007). "Good 'Morning' to Ch. 7's new co-anchor" . New York Daily News . Archived from the original on February 27, 2017 . Retrieved May 20, 2023 .
- ↑ "Ken Rosato Returns Thursday" . abc7ny.com . April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016 . Retrieved May 20, 2023 .
- ↑ Whittock, Jesse (May 16, 2023). "ABC7 New York Anchor Ken Rosato Was Fired For Hot Mic Insult" . deadline.com . Retrieved May 20, 2023 .