| Randy Salerno | |
| Birth Date: | 1963 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Aurora, Illinois, United States |
| Death Place: | Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States |
| Occupation: | Morning News Anchor |
| Yearsactive: | 1993 - 2008 |
| Spouse: | Irene Salerno (1997–2008) |
| Children: | Haley Aynessazian Slone Salerno Charlie Salerno |
Randall Salerno (January 4, 1963 – January 24, 2008) was an American news anchor for CBS news in Chicago, Illinois at WBBM-TV. Salerno had previously worked at WGN-TV alongside Roseanne Tellez at both WBBM-TV and WGN-TV 1993-2004.
Salerno served as a general assignment reporter and as the weekend morning news anchor from 1994 till 1999. Before working at WGN, Salerno was a reporter and weekend anchor at WNYT in Albany, New York. Prior to that, he worked at WMBD-TV and WHOI-TV in Peoria, Illinois. He began his broadcasting career at WIFR-TV in Rockford, Illinois as a general assignment reporter.
Salerno received his B.S. in Communication from Illinois State University in 1985, where he was an anchor/reporter for the campus TV station. He lived in Crystal Lake, Illinois, where he attended Crystal Lake South High School and played basketball.
Salerno passed away in a snowmobile accident on the night of January 24, 2008, on Plum Lake near Sayner/Eagle River, Wisconsin. He was a passenger on the snowmobile when it struck a tree.
Salerno is survived by his wife Irene and 3 children.
Randy Salerno won a local Emmy Award for his work on CBS 2's 2004 broadcast of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
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