Mark Zinni Biography
Mark Zinni is a WFSB anchor and reporter who hails from the United States. Both the Eyewitness News at 5:30 and the Eyewitness News at 11 broadcasts with Denis D’Ascenzo and Erin Connolly using him as a co-anchor.
In September of 2009, he relocated back to the Northeast Ohio area and started working for the FOX 8 News team. After working at KTVX in Salt Lake City for a while, he uprooted his life and went to Cleveland. Mark worked at WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island, for more than six years before to beginning his current position in Utah. While there, he served as both the daily morning news anchor and a general assignment reporter.
In 1994, Mark received his high school diploma from Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School. Near Buffalo, New York, he attended St. Bonaventure University and graduated from the school’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the year 1998.
Mark Zinni Age
Mark was born on October 29, 1975, on the east side of Cleveland. He is 47 years old.
Mark Zinni Family
Zinni has not yet revealed any details concerning his family. However, information about his parents and siblings will be updated as soon as possible.
Mark Zinni Husband
Mark and his family, which includes his husband and their dog Ellie, are happy to call Connecticut home. In 2014, Mark and his partner moved from their previous home in northeast Ohio to their new home in Hartford, Connecticut. Mark began working at WFSB in 2014, and on October 20, that year, he anchored his very first newscast.
Mark Zinni Children
He has not yet revealed any details concerning whether he has children or not. However, this information will be updated as soon as possible.
Mark Zinni Cancer
Mark is personally invested in topics pertaining to cancer care and treatment. In January 2014, he was given a diagnosis with thyroid cancer and subsequently had treatment at the Cleveland Clinic. His therapy included a total thyroidectomy. The tumor that was found in Mark was discovered during a standard medical exam, which is something that many people, particularly guys, choose to avoid. Since receiving his diagnosis, he has made it his mission to inform others of the significance of maintaining regular doctor’s appointments and performing health checks.
Mark Zinni Award
Mark is a producer and reporter who has won awards from both the Emmys and the AP. In recognition of his efforts in covering the fire that occurred at The Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in 2003, the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences presented him with an award.
Both Mark’s work as an anchor and reporter earned him Emmy nominations in 2007, this time from the Boston chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). As a result of his work in Cleveland in 2009, Mark was honored with three more nominations from the NATAS branch that serves the Lower Great Lakes in the year 2010.
Mark Zinni WFSB
Mark began his career at WFSB in 2014 as an anchor and reporter. He currently co-hosts the weekday editions of Eyewitness News at 5:30 and Eyewitness News at 11 alongside Denise D’Ascenzo and Erin Connolly, respectively.
After working at KTVX in Salt Lake City for some time, he moved to Cleveland to pursue new opportunities. Mark worked at WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island, for more than six years before to beginning his current position in Utah. While there, he served as both the daily morning news anchor and a general assignment reporter.
Mark had his first appearance on television in 1995 while working as an intern at WKYC in Cleveland. He went on to work as an intern at the TODAY Show on NBC in New York City. Mark’s career in journalism began in 1997 when he was hired by WICU in Erie, Pennsylvania, as a producer and reporter. After that, he moved on to WTOV in Steubenville, Ohio, where he worked as an anchor and reporter.
Mark’s job as a journalist has required him to travel to many parts of the country. He reported from New York, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11. Mark reported live for more than 12 hours on both local and network television in February 2003 during a fire that occurred at The Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. At the time, Mark was still relatively new to the New England region. A fire that broke out during a performance resulted in the deaths of one hundred persons and injuries to a great number of others.
He has conducted interviews with a few contenders for president and other national officials, as well as the Dalai Lama. Additionally, he has made multiple journeys to Hollywood for the purpose of reporting on entertainment news. Mark was the first local reporter to ever do a live interview with American Idol host Simon Cowell when he covered the season finales of American Idol from Los Angeles in 2004 and 2006. He also went to Los Angeles in order to give fans a “behind the scenes” look at a number of different television shows produced by CBS and FOX.
Mark and his partner moved from the northeastern area of Ohio to Hartford, Connecticut, in the year 2014. Mark began working at WFSB in 2014, and he anchored his first newscast for the station in October of that same year.
Mark Zinni Net Worth
Mark’s estimated net worth is between $100k-$500k.
Mark Zinni Salary
His earnings range between $10k-$50k annually.