Frank Vascellaro

Frank Vascellaro anchors the WCCO 4 News at 6 with his wife Amelia Santaniello. They are the first married couple to co-anchor a daily news program in the Twin Cities. Frank also contributes to other news programs and work on various special projects.

Prior to joining the WCCO-TV family, Frank worked at KARE 11 Television anchoring the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. news. During his nine years at the station, he hosted KARE 11 Saturday and anchored the early morning news, KARE 11 Sunrise for seven years. Frank also worked at WAND-TV in Decatur, Ill. as a weekend anchor/reporter. Frank's broadcasting experience also includes anchoring the 5 p.m. 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. newscasts at WHOI-TV in Peoria, Ill.

A Denver, Colo. native, Frank spent nearly a year at the United States Air Force Academy before transferring to the University of Colorado at Boulder. He later studied broadcasting at Columbia College in Chicago, Ill. Frank is an Honorary Chair of the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery. He and Amelia are also involved with a number of charities and organizations in the Twin Cities. Minnesotans are very used to seeing them together as master of ceremonies for the annual events of the Cancer Kids Fund, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, The Children's Cancer Research Fund, the Minnesota Children's Museum and Children's Heartlink, as well as many other organizations.

Frank married Amelia in 2000 in Florence, Italy. They have three children; a son Sam and twins Joseph and Francesca. They live in Minneapolis.