Longtime WCCO-TV anchor Amelia Santaniello gets her evenings back
On Monday evening Amelia Santaniello did something she hasn t done in ages She left work for the day while the sun was still shining The longime WCCO-TV anchor began her new schedule this week which saw her move to anchor the p m newscast and depart the and p m newscasts she had co-anchored with her husband Frank Vascellaro for more than two decades They are continuing to anchor the p m news as a pair It s really great I m really enjoying it mentioned Santaniello Working nights there are a lot of people I haven t seen in a while and that s great I like the potency and I like doing the p m show I think it s exactly what I needed After doing years of hard news and years here it s just nice to have this variety This change is good At Santaniello is working with Erin Hassanzadeh whose former on-air partner Jeff Wagner has taken over the station s popular Good Question segment The hour favors features and longer interviews over urgent news which appealed to Santaniello I had foot surgery this summer and I was off for four weeks I think that s when is started to think about the grind of doing the news I feel like since the pandemic the news cycle has been nonstop and just sort of relentless Being off for that month made me realize I need a break a mental break from it she stated Santaniello declared she had previously talked to the p m producer about her interest in the time slot When the position opened up the station s news director came to her with an offer At first I thought I was going to do the and she revealed I ve done that before filling in But then they communicated me I wouldn t be doing the It didn t take me long to say that sounds good to me I thought this is what I need And I would love to change my hours Santaniello s workday went from to p m to a m to p m Given her high profile in the population it wasn t a surprise to see Santaniello post a video to Facebook making it clear there were absolutely no issues going on with her husband She laughed when solicited about it Related Articles Meteorologist Wren Clair is out at KARE sports director Reggie Wilson s position is being eliminated The Paper review Trying and failing to recapture the magic of The Office Unholy Communion a murder mystery shot in St Paul is coming to home screens Farm Aid will be broadcast live on CNN from Huntington Bank Stadium Conservative news setup Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News Oh my gosh it s funny No there s no trouble in this marriage In fact we do laugh about it And perhaps this will make it stronger You know a little time apart And he s been extremely supportive because he knows I m happy I think he was maybe a little hesitant because we ve been a crew for years here I love working with the squad too but I still work with him at It s strange not being with him at but I think that was his only concern So what did she end up doing Monday evening I went home and a friend called and noted they were watching the Vikings encounter and do I want to come over So I went over to watch the Vikings contest Santaniello noted Just being able to come home wind down and just kind of have my evening you know I can settle in with a book or watch a movie or go to bed early I will watch the p m news but if I go to bed early I m not going to feel guilty
