WBBM-Ch. 2 morning news anchor Randy Salerno was killed Thursday night in a snowmobiling accident, the station is reporting on its Web site.
He was snowmobiling with friends in Eagle Ridge, Wis., the station said.
Salerno, a Chicago-area native, served alongside Roseanne Tellez on Channel 2's morning news from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the 11 a.m. news, according to the Web site. He began work at the station in September 2004.
Prior to working at Channel 2, Salerno worked at WGN-Ch. 9 from 1993 to 2004, as anchor of the midday newscast. Previously, he served as a general assignment reporter and as the weekend morning news anchor from 1994 to 1999.
Before working at WGN, Salerno was a reporter and weekend anchor at WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y. Prior to that, he worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV in Rockford as a general assignment reporter.
He won a local Emmy Award for his work on Channel 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
Salerno received his bachelor's degree in communications from Illinois State University. He lived in Crystal Lake, the town where he grew up, with his wife, Irene, and their three children.
Published in Chicago Tribune on Jan. 25, 2008∼News Anchor for the City of Chicago's Channel 2 News (WBBM)Althougn Findagrave does not consider him famous, in Chicago we will always think of him as someone who was.
As a native of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Born in 1963, he never let a day go by without smiling.
He was married to Irene and father of 3 beautiful children, Haley, Slone and Charley. His parents are Don and Donna Salerno who still reside in Crystal Lake and a brother, Jeff and his sister, Maureen Kopec.
He loved snowmobiling and how ironic that he would meet his end by doing what he loved best.
He will be missed also by the news teams at WGN TV and The Channel 2 News on Chicago, where he last held the spot as an anchor man. This is how we in Chicago will remember him, as the anchor with charisma and laughter. It is hardf to believe that he is no longer with us but his memory will live on thru this memorial.∼An Emmy Award-winning Chicago television journalist known for his versatility was killed when the driver of a snowmobile he was riding lost control and crashed into a tree in northern Wisconsin.
WBBM-TV morning anchor Randy Salerno was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident Thursday night in Eagle River, Wis.
Tim Price, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden who investigated the crash, said the 45-year-old Salerno was riding as a passenger because the driver's snowmobile would not start. The driver asked if he could drive, and was allowed to do so.
Price, who said he was told Thursday was the first time Salerno had ever been snowmobiling, said the driver with Salerno aboard missed a trail exit off Plum Lake. The snowmobile hit an embankment and flew at least 20 feet before striking a tree.
The 44-year-old driver was airlifted to an area hospital, and Price said he suffered at least some broken ribs.
Mr. Salerno was a longtime fixture on Chicago television. After spending 11 years at WGN-TV as an anchor and reporter, he joined the CBS station in 2004.
At WGN-TV, where Randy Salerno worked previously, morning anchor Larry Potash described Mr. Salerno as "an amazing talent."
"Few people in our business can write a story about a political investigation, go cover sports and write (a) funny feature story," he said on the air Thursday morning. "He could do everything."
And at WBBM-TV, the station's president and general manager described Mr. Salerno as a "talented news anchor and a major reason for our recent morning show success."
"But," said Joe Ahern in a statement, "it was Randy's sense of humor and quick wit that separated him from the rest. He was a skilled journalist, trusted colleague and dear friend to many in our newsroom -- especially our morning team."
Mr. Salerno graduated from Illinois State University and began his broadcasting career as a reporter at WIFR-TV in Rockford and then worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He also worked at a station in Albany, N.Y.
Randy Salerno lived in the northern Illinois community of Crystal Lake, where he grew up. He is survived by his wife, Irene, three children, Haley, Sloan and Charlie; a brother Jeff, and his parents.
He was snowmobiling with friends in Eagle Ridge, Wis., the station said.
Salerno, a Chicago-area native, served alongside Roseanne Tellez on Channel 2's morning news from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the 11 a.m. news, according to the Web site. He began work at the station in September 2004.
Prior to working at Channel 2, Salerno worked at WGN-Ch. 9 from 1993 to 2004, as anchor of the midday newscast. Previously, he served as a general assignment reporter and as the weekend morning news anchor from 1994 to 1999.
Before working at WGN, Salerno was a reporter and weekend anchor at WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y. Prior to that, he worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV in Rockford as a general assignment reporter.
He won a local Emmy Award for his work on Channel 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
Salerno received his bachelor's degree in communications from Illinois State University. He lived in Crystal Lake, the town where he grew up, with his wife, Irene, and their three children.
Published in Chicago Tribune on Jan. 25, 2008∼News Anchor for the City of Chicago's Channel 2 News (WBBM)Althougn Findagrave does not consider him famous, in Chicago we will always think of him as someone who was.
As a native of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Born in 1963, he never let a day go by without smiling.
He was married to Irene and father of 3 beautiful children, Haley, Slone and Charley. His parents are Don and Donna Salerno who still reside in Crystal Lake and a brother, Jeff and his sister, Maureen Kopec.
He loved snowmobiling and how ironic that he would meet his end by doing what he loved best.
He will be missed also by the news teams at WGN TV and The Channel 2 News on Chicago, where he last held the spot as an anchor man. This is how we in Chicago will remember him, as the anchor with charisma and laughter. It is hardf to believe that he is no longer with us but his memory will live on thru this memorial.∼An Emmy Award-winning Chicago television journalist known for his versatility was killed when the driver of a snowmobile he was riding lost control and crashed into a tree in northern Wisconsin.
WBBM-TV morning anchor Randy Salerno was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident Thursday night in Eagle River, Wis.
Tim Price, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden who investigated the crash, said the 45-year-old Salerno was riding as a passenger because the driver's snowmobile would not start. The driver asked if he could drive, and was allowed to do so.
Price, who said he was told Thursday was the first time Salerno had ever been snowmobiling, said the driver with Salerno aboard missed a trail exit off Plum Lake. The snowmobile hit an embankment and flew at least 20 feet before striking a tree.
The 44-year-old driver was airlifted to an area hospital, and Price said he suffered at least some broken ribs.
Mr. Salerno was a longtime fixture on Chicago television. After spending 11 years at WGN-TV as an anchor and reporter, he joined the CBS station in 2004.
At WGN-TV, where Randy Salerno worked previously, morning anchor Larry Potash described Mr. Salerno as "an amazing talent."
"Few people in our business can write a story about a political investigation, go cover sports and write (a) funny feature story," he said on the air Thursday morning. "He could do everything."
And at WBBM-TV, the station's president and general manager described Mr. Salerno as a "talented news anchor and a major reason for our recent morning show success."
"But," said Joe Ahern in a statement, "it was Randy's sense of humor and quick wit that separated him from the rest. He was a skilled journalist, trusted colleague and dear friend to many in our newsroom -- especially our morning team."
Mr. Salerno graduated from Illinois State University and began his broadcasting career as a reporter at WIFR-TV in Rockford and then worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He also worked at a station in Albany, N.Y.
Randy Salerno lived in the northern Illinois community of Crystal Lake, where he grew up. He is survived by his wife, Irene, three children, Haley, Sloan and Charlie; a brother Jeff, and his parents.
WBBM-Ch. 2 morning news anchor Randy Salerno was killed Thursday night in a snowmobiling accident, the station is reporting on its Web site.
He was snowmobiling with friends in Eagle Ridge, Wis., the station said.
Salerno, a Chicago-area native, served alongside Roseanne Tellez on Channel 2's morning news from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the 11 a.m. news, according to the Web site. He began work at the station in September 2004.
Prior to working at Channel 2, Salerno worked at WGN-Ch. 9 from 1993 to 2004, as anchor of the midday newscast. Previously, he served as a general assignment reporter and as the weekend morning news anchor from 1994 to 1999.
Before working at WGN, Salerno was a reporter and weekend anchor at WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y. Prior to that, he worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV in Rockford as a general assignment reporter.
He won a local Emmy Award for his work on Channel 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
Salerno received his bachelor's degree in communications from Illinois State University. He lived in Crystal Lake, the town where he grew up, with his wife, Irene, and their three children.
Published in Chicago Tribune on Jan. 25, 2008∼News Anchor for the City of Chicago's Channel 2 News (WBBM)Althougn Findagrave does not consider him famous, in Chicago we will always think of him as someone who was.
As a native of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Born in 1963, he never let a day go by without smiling.
He was married to Irene and father of 3 beautiful children, Haley, Slone and Charley. His parents are Don and Donna Salerno who still reside in Crystal Lake and a brother, Jeff and his sister, Maureen Kopec.
He loved snowmobiling and how ironic that he would meet his end by doing what he loved best.
He will be missed also by the news teams at WGN TV and The Channel 2 News on Chicago, where he last held the spot as an anchor man. This is how we in Chicago will remember him, as the anchor with charisma and laughter. It is hardf to believe that he is no longer with us but his memory will live on thru this memorial.∼An Emmy Award-winning Chicago television journalist known for his versatility was killed when the driver of a snowmobile he was riding lost control and crashed into a tree in northern Wisconsin.
WBBM-TV morning anchor Randy Salerno was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident Thursday night in Eagle River, Wis.
Tim Price, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden who investigated the crash, said the 45-year-old Salerno was riding as a passenger because the driver's snowmobile would not start. The driver asked if he could drive, and was allowed to do so.
Price, who said he was told Thursday was the first time Salerno had ever been snowmobiling, said the driver with Salerno aboard missed a trail exit off Plum Lake. The snowmobile hit an embankment and flew at least 20 feet before striking a tree.
The 44-year-old driver was airlifted to an area hospital, and Price said he suffered at least some broken ribs.
Mr. Salerno was a longtime fixture on Chicago television. After spending 11 years at WGN-TV as an anchor and reporter, he joined the CBS station in 2004.
At WGN-TV, where Randy Salerno worked previously, morning anchor Larry Potash described Mr. Salerno as "an amazing talent."
"Few people in our business can write a story about a political investigation, go cover sports and write (a) funny feature story," he said on the air Thursday morning. "He could do everything."
And at WBBM-TV, the station's president and general manager described Mr. Salerno as a "talented news anchor and a major reason for our recent morning show success."
"But," said Joe Ahern in a statement, "it was Randy's sense of humor and quick wit that separated him from the rest. He was a skilled journalist, trusted colleague and dear friend to many in our newsroom -- especially our morning team."
Mr. Salerno graduated from Illinois State University and began his broadcasting career as a reporter at WIFR-TV in Rockford and then worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He also worked at a station in Albany, N.Y.
Randy Salerno lived in the northern Illinois community of Crystal Lake, where he grew up. He is survived by his wife, Irene, three children, Haley, Sloan and Charlie; a brother Jeff, and his parents.
He was snowmobiling with friends in Eagle Ridge, Wis., the station said.
Salerno, a Chicago-area native, served alongside Roseanne Tellez on Channel 2's morning news from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the 11 a.m. news, according to the Web site. He began work at the station in September 2004.
Prior to working at Channel 2, Salerno worked at WGN-Ch. 9 from 1993 to 2004, as anchor of the midday newscast. Previously, he served as a general assignment reporter and as the weekend morning news anchor from 1994 to 1999.
Before working at WGN, Salerno was a reporter and weekend anchor at WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y. Prior to that, he worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV in Rockford as a general assignment reporter.
He won a local Emmy Award for his work on Channel 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
Salerno received his bachelor's degree in communications from Illinois State University. He lived in Crystal Lake, the town where he grew up, with his wife, Irene, and their three children.
Published in Chicago Tribune on Jan. 25, 2008∼News Anchor for the City of Chicago's Channel 2 News (WBBM)Althougn Findagrave does not consider him famous, in Chicago we will always think of him as someone who was.
As a native of Crystal Lake, Illinois. Born in 1963, he never let a day go by without smiling.
He was married to Irene and father of 3 beautiful children, Haley, Slone and Charley. His parents are Don and Donna Salerno who still reside in Crystal Lake and a brother, Jeff and his sister, Maureen Kopec.
He loved snowmobiling and how ironic that he would meet his end by doing what he loved best.
He will be missed also by the news teams at WGN TV and The Channel 2 News on Chicago, where he last held the spot as an anchor man. This is how we in Chicago will remember him, as the anchor with charisma and laughter. It is hardf to believe that he is no longer with us but his memory will live on thru this memorial.∼An Emmy Award-winning Chicago television journalist known for his versatility was killed when the driver of a snowmobile he was riding lost control and crashed into a tree in northern Wisconsin.
WBBM-TV morning anchor Randy Salerno was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident Thursday night in Eagle River, Wis.
Tim Price, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden who investigated the crash, said the 45-year-old Salerno was riding as a passenger because the driver's snowmobile would not start. The driver asked if he could drive, and was allowed to do so.
Price, who said he was told Thursday was the first time Salerno had ever been snowmobiling, said the driver with Salerno aboard missed a trail exit off Plum Lake. The snowmobile hit an embankment and flew at least 20 feet before striking a tree.
The 44-year-old driver was airlifted to an area hospital, and Price said he suffered at least some broken ribs.
Mr. Salerno was a longtime fixture on Chicago television. After spending 11 years at WGN-TV as an anchor and reporter, he joined the CBS station in 2004.
At WGN-TV, where Randy Salerno worked previously, morning anchor Larry Potash described Mr. Salerno as "an amazing talent."
"Few people in our business can write a story about a political investigation, go cover sports and write (a) funny feature story," he said on the air Thursday morning. "He could do everything."
And at WBBM-TV, the station's president and general manager described Mr. Salerno as a "talented news anchor and a major reason for our recent morning show success."
"But," said Joe Ahern in a statement, "it was Randy's sense of humor and quick wit that separated him from the rest. He was a skilled journalist, trusted colleague and dear friend to many in our newsroom -- especially our morning team."
Mr. Salerno graduated from Illinois State University and began his broadcasting career as a reporter at WIFR-TV in Rockford and then worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria. He also worked at a station in Albany, N.Y.
Randy Salerno lived in the northern Illinois community of Crystal Lake, where he grew up. He is survived by his wife, Irene, three children, Haley, Sloan and Charlie; a brother Jeff, and his parents.
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