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Name | Rena Sarigianopoulos |
Birthday / Age / Date of Birth / How old | October 10, 1973. As of 2024, she is around 51 years old. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | 1 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White (Greek) |
Nationality | American |
Where is Rena Sarigianopoulos from? | She was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and has four parents – both biological and stepparents. |
Source : Facebook
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Rena Sarigianopoulos is an American reporter, news anchor, and producer who hails originally from the state of Ohio. Currently, she is based in Minnesota.
- Beautiful, smart, and passionate about her work, Rena loves what she does, and it is very well reflected in the quality of her work, be it reporting or production.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Sarigianopoulos was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and has four parents! – two biological and two stepparents.
- Her father worked in the police force. Her mother-in-law, Peggy, has a colorful Instagram account where she loves to showcase food, baking treats she makes, her travel adventures, and family.
- In 2023, Rena initiated a GoFundMe campaign for her parents, biological mom Beverly and stepdad Jerry, whose townhome was destroyed in a fire. The fire occurred in a neighboring property and was intentionally set, affecting their connected townhome. Fortunately, Beverly and Jerry escaped safely with only the clothes on their backs, though they lost all their belongings. The incident took place in a four-unit townhome complex on Aspen Court, resulting in a 45-year-old man’s arrest for “negligent fires and dangerous smoking.” Sarigianopoulos shared the emotional experience in an interview with Chad Hartman on News Talk 830 WCCO.
- Since July 2015, Rena is married to a Medical Device Salesman / Car Enthusiast named Scott, who sells luxury cars that include Maseratis and Bentleys.
- The couple tied the knot in Minneapolis at the St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in July 2015. The ceremony was attended by close to 175 guests that included close family and friends. In an interview after her wedding, Rena mentioned that Scott has “a real strong jawline,” and that “he has the looks of a GQ model.”
- In November 2016, the pair had their first child – a baby daughter named Maggie (Margaret Everly). Funnily, it was one of Rena’s viewers who first spotted her baby bump, even before her. Rena responded by tweeting back, that she was ‘just fat.’ A week later, Rena discovered she was already six weeks pregnant!
Early Life and Education :
- When she was young, Rena wanted to be a dentist or in the Air Force.
- Eventually however, she earned her BA in Telecommunications degree from Youngstown State University in Ohio. She graduated in 1996. More commendable was the fact that she paid her way through school by taking a job at the fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Rena began her career as a producer for the WKBN-TV station in 1996. She spent a little over 1 year working at the station before leaving in early 1997.
- After leaving WKBN-TV, she joined KFXB-TV and worked as a reporter for a few months before leaving in 1998.
- Sarigianopoulos joined WKOW-TV the same month that she left KFXB-TV. For around the next 4 years, she worked as a reporter and news anchor, covering various local and national breaking news bulletins. She was based in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Rena spent some time working in Dubuque, Iowa, at Fox 40 before joining the WITI-TV team as a news anchor and reporter in Milwaukee.
- In September of 2005, she moved from WITI-TV station and joined KARE-TV. She has been working for KARE-TV as a reporter and weekend anchor for well over a decade now and is still going strong.
- In 2012, she was awarded a National Edward R. Murrow Award, and she has also won a few regional Emmy awards for her reporting and top-notch anchoring.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Rena is a big sports fan and loves to watch football. She also loves staying active and is a big runner.
- When asked what her dream reporting story was, she stated that she would really love to cover the Cleveland Browns vs. the Packers during the Super Bowl.
- She is an animal lover and is a mom to a dog named Baxter and two cats named Niko and Oliver. Rena also shows off multiple furry animals on her Instagram as part of charity promotions to encourage people to adopt and not buy their pets.
- A big food lover, Rena also enjoys traveling and fishing.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Rena Sarigianopoulos Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Black
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
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You referred to Naomi Osaka as Black. You slight her Asian heritage by doing this…her mother is Japanese. Asians have been invisible in this country. The same is true when Tiger Woods is referred to as a black golfer…his mother is Asian. I would like you to use your TV news anchor position to correct your oversight.