Vince DeMentri was most recently a reporter for WPIX

WPIX

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 in New York, NY.

DeMentri graduated from Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

 with a B.A. in broadcast journalism

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. He also played football for the Temple Owls as a linebacker from 1983 to 1985. He began his career as a Sports Producer for WPVI-TV

WPVI-TV

WPVI-TV, channel 6, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. WPVI has its studios located on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd, and its transmitter is located in the...

 in Philadelphia and worked for WOI-TV

WOI-TV

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 as a Weekend Anchor in 1989. He was later an Investigative Reporter and Anchor for WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV

WDIV-TV, virtual channel 4, is an NBC-affiliated television station based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned by Post-Newsweek Stations and is the flagship station and home base of the group with the offices of the group located alongside WDIV's studios; the "Local" branding now...

 in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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 and WPRI-TV

WPRI-TV

WPRI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts that is licensed to Providence. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter on Homestead Avenue in Rehoboth, Massachusetts...

 in Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

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. DeMentri worked for WCBS-TV

WCBS-TV

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 as Weekend Anchor from 1993 to 2002. He joined WCAU in 2003. DeMentri was a co-host of a lifestyle/entertainment program on WNAC

WNAC

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 known as "The Rhode Show" until March 2010, when he decided to leave to be closer to his family. DeMentri has won several awards, including seven Emmys for investigative reporting and a National Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on the September 11, 2001 attacks

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 on the World Trade Center

World Trade Center

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.
He was a morning anchor at WPRI-TV in Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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 until March 5, 2010. He also was an anchorman and reporter for the NBC

NBC

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 owned-and-operated television station WCAU

WCAU

WCAU, channel 10, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WCAU has its studios on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in the...

 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. There he was the Anchor of NBC 10 News at 4 and the weekday edition of MyPHL News at Ten Powered by NBC 10.

He is divorced from Pat James DeMentri, a morning show hostess for QVC

QVC

QVC is a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts in five countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan and – QVC Italy to 200 million households...

, and has one daughter. DeMentri appeared in the 1998 film U.S. Marshals

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as a reporter.