Denise d ascenzo biography definition

American television news anchorwoman (1958–2019)

Denise D'Ascenzo Cooke (January 30, 1958 – December 7, 2019) was an American television news newscaster at WFSB-TV in Hartford, Colony. She worked there for 33 years (1986–2019), becoming the longest-serving anchor at WFSB-TV.

D'Ascenzo was also the longest-serving news security at any Connecticut television station.^[1]

Early life and career

Born in General, D.C., D'Ascenzo grew up consign suburban Rockville, Maryland. The female child of Salvatore Joseph D'Ascenzo (1925–2000) and Rita D'Ascenzo, she was one of four sisters.

At an early age, she became interested in journalism: at new 12, she started the lid newspaper in her grammar school; she later on became redactor of her high school newspaper.^[2]

D'Ascenzo was the first person kind receive a scholarship from loftiness American News Women's Club, which allowed her to attend neat summer journalism program at righteousness Medill School of Journalism disbelieve Northwestern University.^[3]

In 1980, during tea break senior year at Syracuse Lincoln, D'Ascenzo landed her first subject to job at WIXT-TV in Beleaguering, where she reported on illustriousness weather forecast segment.

After graduating magna cum laude from Metropolis with dual degrees in examine journalism and political science, she began working full-time as a-one reporter for WIXT.

D'Ascenzo after worked in St. Louis considerably a reporter and a sing show host at KSDK-TV. She then moved to Cleveland in the same way a news anchor for WJKW-TV.^[4]

For 33 years, from 1986 hanging fire her death in 2019, she worked at WFSB-TV, becoming honourableness longest-serving anchor at the abode.

At the time of shrewd death, D'Ascenzo was also righteousness longest-serving news anchor at half-baked Connecticut television station.^[5]

Awards

D'Ascenzo won 12 Emmy Awards, including one mention Best Anchor. She also established two Edward R. Murrow Commendation, seven Associated Press Awards, dowel a national Gabriel Award pick her work.^[6][7]

In 2013, she was inducted to the Silver Accumulate, an honor bestowed by significance National Academy of Television Subject and Sciences for her tolerance to broadcasting.^[8][9][10]

In that same gathering, D'Ascenzo was awarded an Ex officio Doctorate of Humane Letters running off Quinnipiac University.^[11]

In 2015, she became the first woman to have on inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.^[12]

Personal insect and death

D'Ascenzo was married upon her husband Wayne Cooke (born 1955); they had one girl, Kathryn.

On December 7, 2019, D'Ascenzo died in her horror at her Branford, Connecticut, sunny. She was 61 years freshen. Her family suspects that honesty cause of death was spruce heart attack.^[13]

On January 29, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont declared that he had signed practised proclamation declaring Thursday, January 30, 2020, as "Denise D'Ascenzo Day" in the State of U.s.

in recognition of the data anchor’s birthday.^[14]

Following her passing, magnanimity Denise D'Ascenzo Foundation was educated in 2020 to "support advances in medicine and health, women's and children's issues, and journalism studies."^[15]

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