Amelia Santaniello is hitting a 30-year mark at WCCO, the Minneapolis CBS affiliate where she’s spent her entire broadcast career — and the station is marking the milestone with a sit-down interview alongside co-anchor Frank Vascellaro.
The conversation, published Wednesday, May 28, 2026, has Santaniello reflecting on three decades at the station. WCCO did not release additional details about the interview’s full contents ahead of airtime.
Thirty years at a single local television station is rare in an industry where talent moves frequently between markets. Santaniello’s tenure at WCCO spans a period of sweeping change in local broadcast news — the rise of digital platforms, shrinking newsroom budgets, and shifting viewer habits that have reshaped stations across the country.
Vascellaro, her longtime co-anchor at WCCO, conducted the interview. The two have shared the anchor desk for years, making him a natural choice to lead the conversation.
WCCO hasn’t said whether the full interview will air during a specific newscast or stream exclusively online.
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