Allison Rosati

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Allison Rosati is the 5 p.m.,6 p.m. and 10 p.m. co-anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Rosati's co-anchor is Warner Saunders.

1 Early Life
2 Career
3 Community Work
4 Recognition and awards
5 External links

[edit] Early Life

Rosati was born in Dover, Delaware and grew up in Pine City, Minnesota. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College where she studied speech and communications. She graduated in 1985 and received cum laude honors. In May 1997 Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reported she was 34 years old.[1]

[edit] Career

Rosati started her career in Rochester, Minnesota in 1985. KTTC-TV hired her as a general assignment reporter and less than a year later, promoted her to producer and co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. Rosati later went to WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, New York and anchored the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts at WGRZ Rosati also did general assignment reporting. When she first came to WMAQ she was host of "First Thing in the Morning."

[edit] Community Work

Rosati volunteers for many Chicago-area organizations, such as the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Infant Welfare Society, the Ronald McDonald House, and the March of Dimes. She has also helped Big Brothers/Big Sisters, by sitting on the board of directors.

[edit] Recognition and awards

Chicago Emmy Award for her role as host in "NBC 5 Presents: Millennium 2000," 2000
Named "Woman Of The Year" by the Italian American Police Association, 2001
Dante Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, 2001
Department of Health and Human Services Adoption Excellence Award from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson, 2002
National Emmy for the "Survive Alive" Station Project and Fire Prevention special
Excellence in Communications Award from the Justinian Society of Chicago
David Award for "Achievement in Broadcasting"
First Decade Award from Gustavus Adolphus College
Distinguished Alumni award from Gustavus Adolphus College
Humanitarian Of The Year award from the Italian American Police Association, 2004