Alan Krashesky

Alan Krashesky (born October 19, 1960) is a principal news anchor for WLS-TV, an American Broadcasting Company-owned and operated television station in Chicago, Illinois.

Alan Krashesky

Career

Krashesky has been with ABC 7 since 1982 when he was hired as a general assignment reporter. He currently anchors the 5pm, 6pm and 10pm weekday newscasts. He has co-anchored the 10pm newscast since May 2016, initially with Kathy Brock until her retirement on June 27, 2018, and currently with Cheryl Burton. He has co-anchored the 6 pm weekday newscast since 1998, currently alongside Judy Hsu, and previously with Kathy Brock from 1998 to 2018. He currently co-anchors the 5pm newscast with Cheryl Burton since May 2016. Previously, he co-anchored the 4pm weekday newscast alongside Linda Yu from May 2005 to May 2016. Prior to that, he co-anchored the station's 5 p.m. weekday newscast with Diann Burns from 1994 to 1998. Krashesky was also the first person to anchor ABC 7's morning newscasts; a position he held from 1989 - 1994. Every newscast he has anchored has consistently been rated #1 in the Chicago market.[1]

On April 14, 2016, it was announced that Krashesky would be taking over the 5pm and 10pm newscasts on WLS-TV following news anchor Ron Magers' retirement on May 25, 2016; in addition to the 6pm broadcast he already anchored. He had previously anchored the 4pm newscasts with Linda Yu[2]

After graduating from college in 1981, Krashesky became a news reporter for WBNG-TV in Binghamton, New York. After just a year at WBNG-TV, he moved to Austin, Texas where he was a news reporter and weekend weather anchor at KTBC-TV. He gained his first broadcasting experience when he was a news anchor at WICB radio in Ithaca, New York.

Education and personal life

Krashesky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father was murdered in a robbery when Alan was four months old,[3] and he attended the Milton Hershey School, a residential school for children in social and financial need.[4] In 2005, Krashesky was named Milton Hershey Alumnus of the Year.[5] He attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. In 1981, he graduated with a B.S. in Communications Management.

Krashesky has three older siblings and is married to Colleen Merritt Krashesky; together, they have 3 children. Their son, Kian, was born in South Korea and goes to Columbia College Chicago. Their youngest daughter, Kiera, was born in China and goes to the University of Michigan. The eldest daughter, Kaylin, graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism.[6][7] From 2009–2010, Kaylin was a video journalist and associate producer for WMBF news in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and worked as a Morning News Anchor and Reporter for KDRV-TV in Medford, Oregon from 2010–2012.[8]

References
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  2. Feder, Robert. "ABC 7 promotes Rob Elgas to 4 p.m. anchor". Robert Feder. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. Hauck, Darren (24 September 2019). "The Alan Krashesky Story You Won't Hear at 10". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://neuquatv.org/2009/10/neuqua-connection-alan-krashesky/
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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