Education
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
He joined the WSAV-television News 3 in January 2004. Riesinger has more than two decades of television news experience. He"s reported on everything from Presidential Campaigns to Baseball"s World Series to some of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast.
Riesinger is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Before moving into news, Riesinger worked as a sportscaster. He began his television career in Billings, Montana (1981–1983), and also covered sports in Joplin, Missouri (1983–1986) and at WRCB-television in Chattanooga, Tennessee (1986–1991), where he covered Securities and Exchange Commission Football and Basketball and the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Hawks.
He was an Anchor/Reporter for WTVD-television in Durham, North Carolina (1991–1995) and the Main Anchor at WCHS-television in Charleston, West Virginia (1995–1998). At WCNC-television in Charlotte, North Carolina (1998–2003), he co-anchored North Carolina"s "Associated Press Best Newscast" for three straight years.