Allison Rosati is of Finnish and Italian descent and is the child of Robert Allison Rosati and Sharon Nowling.
10 Facts About Allison Rosati
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Allison Rosati attended Gustavus Adolphus College where she studied speech and communications.
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Allison Rosati was a member of the school's choral group The Lucia Singers.
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Allison Rosati later went to WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, New York, where she anchored the 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts and did general assignment reporting.
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Allison Rosati first came to WMAQ in Chicago in 1990 as host of First Thing in the Morning.
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In 1995 she began anchoring the afternoon news, and in May 1997, following the controversial hiring of Jerry Springer as commentator and the resignations of Ron Magers and Carol Marin, Allison Rosati was promoted to co-anchor of NBC 5's 10 pm newscast, making her as a longest-reigning tenured late-evening news anchor in Chicago.
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Allison Rosati will continue to pair with Stafford on the 5 pm and 6 pm newscasts.
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Allison Rosati has helped Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, by sitting on the board of directors, and Gilda's Club Chicago, by serving as an honorary board member for the organization.
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Allison Rosati was married to radiologist Dr Lee Dennis in a traditional Roman Catholic wedding ceremony on March 20,1993 at the Holy Name Cathedral.
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In September 2020, Allison Rosati went undergo surgery due to their injury to her leg, but however because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois which causing her age in their higher risk for severe illness, she is resting at home.