Denise D’Ascenzo Wiki, Age, Husband, Biography, Family & More

Denise D’Ascenzo (born 31 January 1958) was an American journalist and news tv anchor. She anchoring the newscasts every evening on the news channel WFSB T.V and Channel 3.

On 7 December 2019, the news comes that the famous Journalist was expired at her Connecticut home. Her family members said that she was died due to heart-attack but the real cause of death is not known. She died at the age of 61.

Early Life, Parents, Siblings & Education

Denise D’Ascenzo was born to her parents Salvatore D’Ascenzo and Rita on January 31, 1958, in Washington DC. She spends her 12 years in Rockville Maryland. In her family, there are four siblings including her.

She has three sisters named Debbie, Donna, and Diane. Her father was in the US military and gives service to the US government for 33 years.

She had the craze of journalism from childhood she wants to become a journalist. She completes her early schooling in Washington DC. When she was in high school she works as chief editor in the facility newspaper.

After watching her work in editing the American Newspaper Women’s Club gives scholarships to her for attending a journalism program at Northwestern University. She was the first student who got the scholarship.

After completing her school days she takes admission to Magna Cum Laude University for higher education. She takes a dual degree in political science and broadcast journalism from the university.

Wedding, Spouse Wayne Cooke & Children

According to her personal life, Denise D’Ascenzo was married to her loving husband named “Wayne Cooke”. Wayne is an American citizen. The couple has a daughter named Kathryn. She loved her partner and child so much. They were her life.

When she has not joined the T.V channel she used to go for a picnic with family and love hiking with her dogs.

Wiki/Bio
Real Full Birth Name	Denise D’Ascenzo.
Nick name	Denise.
Profession	Journalist, Reporter, and Anchorwoman.
Famous for	Emmy Awards Winner.
Age (at the time of death)	61 years old.
Date of Birth (DOB)	31 January 1958.
Birthplace/Hometown	Washington DC.
Nationality	American.
Zodiac Birth Sign	Leo.
Gender	Female.
Religion	Christianity.
Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian)	Straight.
Ethnicity	American.
Physical Statistics
Height (Tall)	Feet & Inches: 5′ 4″. Centimeters: 163 cm. Meters: 1.63 m.
Weight	Kilograms: 62 Kg. Pounds: 136 lbs.
Eye Color	Brown.
Hair Color	Blonde.
Family
Parents	Father: Salvatore D’Ascenzo. Mother: Rita.
Siblings	Sisters: Three Sisters (Debbie, Donna, and Diane).
Personal Life Relationship & Children
Marital Status	Married.
Husband	Wayne Cooke.
Children	Daughter: Kathryn.
Education
Highest Qualification	Graduate.
Alma Matter	Magna Cum Laude University.
Awards
Awards	1. Gabriel National Award. 2. Seven Associated Press Award. 3. Prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards. 4. 11 Emmy Award for Best News Anchor.
Wealth
Income, Salary & Income	$500K-$700K.
Net worth	$3.6 Million US Dollars.

Media Career, Journalism, Awards & Net worth

She firstly works on WIXT-TV as a weathercaster and reported. It was a full-time job. She also works in Ohio on WJKW-TV. Denise starts her career in the field of anchoring in 1986.

She joined with WFSB-TV, where she anchors the prime local and national news of the day. After some time she used to travel and collect the information like a journalist and provide the special news to the channel.

Some people might be feeling blue about the new grocery tax. We have new details coming up at 5 o’clock on @WFSBnewshttps://t.co/amJfaJDtmh

— Denise D’Ascenzo (@DeniseDAscenzo) September 18, 2019

In 1988 when United flight 232 had crashed she was appointed to provide the special coverage of the Republican National Convention, the U.S. She was a multi-talented anchorwoman and takes Interviews of Celebrities, national political leaders like Paul Newman, Tony Bennett, Bob Hope, etc.

She had also advised on the consciousness condition of heart diseases, breast cancer, and other diseases. She was an anchor in Connecticut and also she was the one who worked as an anchor for a long time.

Denise D’Ascenzo was a great anchor and earned an estimated Net worth of $ 3.6 million.

The anchorwoman used to appear in the weekday newscasts from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. She generally anchored with her Co-anchor Dennis House. They were good friends and working together for a long time.

Kathryn’s mom was a hardworking woman that’s why she won so many awards for her hard work in journalism and anchoring career.

She earned a national award “Gabriel Award” and also won Seven Associated Press Award and Prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in journalism. She was also known as Emmy Award winner because she won 11 Emmy Award for Best News Anchor.

In the year 2013, she was cast for Silver Circle, which is honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Science. She serves the news channel until her death.

Some Lesser Known facts about Denise D’Ascenzo

• She got the “Hall of Fame” title at the Connecticut Broadcasters Association in 2015.
• Denise was a very popular news anchor after her sudden death everyone shocked and twitted on twitter that “ we lost an Icon of broadcast”.
• She had given a lot of contributions to the charity.
• Dennis House is the close friend and Co-anchor of Denise.
• The famous news anchor, Denise D’Ascenzo stood at a height of 5 feet 4 inches and gained a weight of 62 kilograms.

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• She was an animal lover and loved to do hiking with her dogs.
• She served her 33 years in media.