On Monday evening, Amelia Santaniello did something she hasn’t done in ages. She left work for the day while the sun was still shining.

The longime WCCO-TV anchor began her new schedule this week, which saw her move to anchor the 4 p.m. newscast and depart the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts she had co-anchored with her husband, Frank Vascellaro, for more than two decades. They are continuing to anchor the 6 p.m. news as a pair.

“It’s really great, I’m really enjoying it,” said Santaniello, 60. “Working nights, there are a lot of people I haven’t seen in a while and that’s great. I like the energy and I like doing the (4 p.m.) show. I think it’s exactly what I needed. After doing 40 years of hard news, and 30 years here, it’s just nice to have this variety. This change is good.”

At 4, Santaniel

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