It seems hard to believe that 5 years have passed since Mark Giangreco was fired by ABC 7 as lead sports anchor. Along the way, Giangreco was a regular contributor to ESPN 1000 AM's "Waddle & Silvy" afternoon show in studio and on the phone. That was until Giangreco was relieved of his duties in January, 2021.

When Giangreco was fired from ABC 7, his frequent stops at ESPN 1000's studios also disappeared along with it. Keep in mind that until this year, ESPN 1000 shared office & studio space with ABC 7 at the stations' famous 190 N. State Street address.

It wasn't until recently when Giangreco joined "Waddle & Silvy" at ESPN 1000's new home at the Chicago Board of Trade Building for an in studio conversation that aired on WMVP's YouTube channel due to a White Sox afternoon game.

Giangreco covered a lot of ground with the guys in their new radio studio. As he also told the Sun-Times' Jeff Agrest, he wasn't allowed in the ABC 7 building upon his dismissal.

In this link, if you can get through the paywall, Giangreco also discussed his dismissal from ABC 7, NBC 5 as well as why he hasn't resurfaced anywhere else over the last 5 years. Check out the link here:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2026/07/30/mark-giangreco-tom-waddle-marc-silverman-espn-1000-waddle-silvy-cheryl-burton-nbc-5-abc-7-ozzie-guillen-lebron-james-jarrett-payton-eddie-olczyk