Ken Rosato was reportedly kicked out of ABC7 for calling his co-host, Shirleen Allicot, an idiot. His representative denied that Rosato used racial slurs. “Getting fired for any racial slur is 100 percent inaccurate and false. Ken Rosato had a 20-year benchmark at WABC of supporting all equality,” the representative said. page six.
Ken Rosato and his husband, Chris Sobel, have been together for 24 years.
Ken Rosato married Chris Sobel, executive producer of WCBS, on August 6, 2016. In mid-May 2023, the couple celebrated 24 years together. “Today is our 24th anniversary,” Sobel wrote alongside a photo of him and Rosato. “So 24 years younger. Forever!
Chris Sobel/Instagram
Rosato and Sobel have no children. However, they do raise two Pomeranians named Penny and Coby.
The ousted newscaster is featured heavily on Sobel’s Instagram page. By contrast, Sobel rarely appears on Rosato’s social media pages.
Page Six reports that Rosato worked as a priest at a church called St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Community, founded by a group of South Florida Catholics. “The faithful can feel free to attend our Masses knowing that they will not be judged for their human weaknesses,” the church’s mission statement says.
He targeted Catholics who did not conform to the strict Catholic rules. The church allowed contraception, divorce, and presumably LGBTQ+ relationships, which the Roman Catholic churches frown upon. Ken Rosato presided over the wedding of Matt Titus and Tamsen Fadal in October 2007.
Shirleen Allicot, the co-anchor insulted by Rosato, considered Rosato her work husband. In December 2017, Allicot posted on Instagram:
“Big shout out to my work husband, Ken Rosato! A lobster truffle tart, just for me??? Are you kidding me?!!! And another 10 cakes for the rest of the newsroom. Wow. it was so delicious thank you!! Feeling a lot of morning love. Happy Holidays to all! Hugs and kisses.”
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