| Ken Rosato | |
| Birth Date: | May 4, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | New Rochelle, New York, US |
| Education: | New York University |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Awards: | Emmy Award |
| Credits: | Morning anchor for WABC-TV (2007–2023) |
Ken Rosato is an American journalist who served as the morning anchor for WABC-TV in New York City from 2007 until 2023.[1]
Rosato graduated from Regis High School in New York City. He then pursued a bachelor's degree in Film, TV, and Radio at New York University. Following his undergraduate studies, Rosato obtained a master's degree in Spanish and Italian.[2]
Before his tenure at WABC-TV, Rosato worked as an anchor and reporter at WNYW in New York City from 2002 to 2003. He also spent time in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as an anchor at WFOR-TV from 1998 to 2002. Additionally, Rosato worked as an anchor for 1010 WINS radio in New York City.[3] He held the positions of news director and main anchor at WLNY-TV (now owned by CBS), and WBLI Long Island (where he was known as "Ken Rhodes"). He was also a program director and disc jockey at WVIP Mount Kisco, New York.[4]
Rosato joined WABC-TV in 2003 as a freelance reporter. On July 6, 2007, it was announced that Rosato would be joining Lori Stokes and Bill Evans as a co-anchor on Eyewitness News This Morning and Eyewitness News at Noon.[5] Rosato replaced reporter Steve Bartelstein, who had been fired a few months earlier.[6]
Rosato received an Emmy Award for his reporting on a steam pipe explosion in New York City on July 19, 2007.[7] [8]
In April 2010, Rosato announced that he underwent surgery to remove a non-functioning kidney.[9]
In May 2023, Rosato was dismissed from WABC. According to reports, he made an offensive comment while with a co-worker.