Vince DeMentri

Vince DeMentri (born 1967) is an American broadcast journalist.

DeMentri graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in broadcast journalism. He also was a member of the Temple Owls football team from 1983 through 1986, where he played the position of linebacker. DeMentri is also an alumnus of Pennsylvania's famous "Big 33" High School Football All-Star Game. He began his broadcast journalism career as a Sports Producer for WPVI-TV in Philadelphia and worked for WOI-TV as a Weekend Anchor in 1989. He was later an Investigative Reporter and Anchor for WDIV-TV in Detroit, Michigan, WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island and WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois.

In 1993 DeMentri joined CBS' flagship WCBS-TV in New York as a reporter, and became anchor of the station's weekend evening newscasts. He stayed there until 2003, when he moved to NBC's Philadelphia affiliate, WCAU-TV.[1] DeMentri won several awards for his reporting for WCBS and WCAU, including seven Emmys for investigative reporting and a National Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.[2] While at WCAU DeMentri served as anchor for the early evening newscasts as well as ones produced for WPHL-TV by the station.

He is divorced from Pat James DeMentri, a morning show hostess for QVC, and has one daughter. DeMentri appeared in the 1998 film U.S. Marshals as a reporter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vince DeMentri". Personalities. NBC10.com. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
  2. ↑ "The Investigators: Vince DeMentri". NBC10.com. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Full Cast and Crew for U.S. Marshals". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved 2006-07-28.
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