Sal Marchiano

Who is Sal Marchiano?

Sal Marchiano is a sportscaster who worked in New York radio and television for forty years. In December 2008 he retired from his position as sports director and anchor for the WPIX Channel 11 News At Ten.

A graduate of Fordham University, Marchiano began his sportscasting career in 1963, when he was known to mingle with the athletes he reported on.

Marchiano later worked at WCBS-TV, ESPN, WABC-TV, and WNEW radio. At WCBS, Marchiano worked alongside Jim Jensen, preceding Warner Wolf on the sports desk; while at WABC he replaced Howard Cosell. In the 1980s Marchiano was WNBC-TV's weekend sports anchor. He joined Channel 11 on April 2, 1994 as a weekend sportscaster, becoming the station's lead sportscaster on March 13, 1995.

With his retirement, former weekend sportscaster Lolita Lopez took over the station's weeknight sports reports. Marchiano's daughter Sam Marchiano is also a sportscaster, working as an anchor and a correspondent with MLB.com.