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Mark Giangreco Joke. CHICAGO Sportscaster Mark Giangreco who has been a broadcasting fixture at ABC 7 for nearly three decades may be on his way out after using the word ditzy in a comment he used on-air. Courtesy of ABC 7. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. Football teams that have become jokes illicit jokes from the people who watch them.
CHICAGO Sportscaster Mark Giangreco who has been a broadcasting fixture at ABC 7 for nearly three decades may be on his way out after using the word ditzy in a comment he used on-air. Jon Greenberg noted in his Dollars and Sense column today at The Athletic that Giangreco is believed to be the highest-paid local sportscaster in America. He had put black-and-white movie clip of a city burning saying a typical night for Detroit as a joke for which some people got offended and some believe his joke made a good jest. Mark Giangreco was once suspended for a week for his joke on Detroit Michigan after the victory of Detroit Pistons on NBA Championship. Thats how Mark Giangreco landed at Eyewitness News 27 years ago. It was just a flip comment but it still upset Walter and Connie Payton when WLS-TV sports anchor Mark Giangreco referred last week to the gaunt appearance of the Bears Hall of Fame running back.
The 68-year-old sports anchor has worked in Chicago since 1982 and has been with WLS-TV ABC 7 since 1994.
It was just a flip comment but it still upset Walter and Connie Payton when WLS-TV sports anchor Mark Giangreco referred last week to the gaunt appearance of the Bears Hall of Fame running back. Jon Greenberg noted in his Dollars and Sense column today at The Athletic that Giangreco is believed to be the highest-paid local sportscaster in America. Mark Giangreco a sportscaster for ABC 7 in Chicago posted the tweet on Sunday in response to a post by sent by Toronto Star sports columnist Bruce Arthur. Giangreco apologized profusely for the mistake and Payton called to forgive him. Mark Giangreco has been an institution in Chicago local sports for decades. The 68-year-old sports anchor has worked in Chicago since 1982 and has been with WLS-TV ABC 7 since 1994.