Chris Wragge | |
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Born |
Christian P. Wragge June 19, 1970 Hackensack, New Jersey |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | News anchor |
Years active | 1991-current |
Spouse(s) |
Victoria Silvstedt (2000-2009) Sarah Siciliano (2015-) children = 1 |
Victoria Silvstedt (2000-2009)
Christian P. "Chris" Wragge (/ˈræɡi/ RAG-ee; born June 19, 1970) is an American news anchor. He is the co-anchor for New York's CBS2 News This Morning and CBS2 News at Noon alongside Mary Calvi. He was previously on WCBS's 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. broadcasts, until he moved to CBS's The Early Show (nationwide), where he served as morning co-anchor from January 2011 until January 6, 2012, when the broadcast was replaced.
Born in Hackensack, New Jersey and raised in Rutherford, Wragge attended Mahwah High School in Mahwah, New Jersey, where he was an athlete. He received a football scholarship to the University of New Hampshire. He earned three varsity letters and graduated a year early with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications to pursue a career in professional sportscasting.
Wragge became sports reporter for WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire, where his first television appearance was as a reporter as part of a 48 Hours expose on NBA Spring Break 1991. He then became anchor for the nightly sportscasts on WVIT-TV, an NBC affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut. Wragge was also a reporter for NBC Sports, including the NBA, the WNBA, Notre Dame football, the Gator Bowl, the Sun America Sportsdesk, and the Olympics.