Vince DeMentri

Education

DeMentri graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism.

Career

DeMentri is also an alumnus of Pennsylvania"s famous "Big 33" High School Football All-Star Game. He began his broadcast journalism career as a Sports Producer for WPVI-television in Philadelphia and worked for WOI-television as a Weekend Anchor in 1989. He was later an Investigative Reporter and Anchor for WDIV-television in Detroit, Michigan, WPRI-television in Providence, Rhode Island and WICS-television in Springfield, Illinois.

In 1993 DeMentri joined Columbia Broadcasting System" flagship WCBS-television in New York as a reporter, and became anchor of the station"s weekend evening newscasts.

He stayed there until 2003, when he moved to National Broadcasting Company"s Philadelphia affiliate, WCAU-television While at WCAU DeMentri served as anchor for the early evening newscasts as well as ones produced for WPHL-television by the station. DeMentri appeared in the 1998 film United States. Marshals as a reporter.

Achievements

• DeMentri won several awards for his reporting for WCBS and WCAU, including seven Emmys for investigative reporting and a National Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Membership

He also was a member of the Temple Owls football team from 1983 through 1986, where he played the position of linebacker.