 
 CATERINA BANDINI Co-Anchor of 7NEWS at 5PM, 6PM, at 11PM With Randy Price "I am delighted to co-anchor ‘7NEWS at 5, 6, &11PM’ with Randy Price. Randy is the region’s top anchor, helping to make 7NEWS New England’s News Leader. I’m honored to join him." ~ Caterina Bandini Caterina Bandini is co-anchor of 7NEWS’ 5PM, 6PM, and 11PM newscasts with Randy Price. Bandini has had a distinguished career at 7NEWS. She joined 7NEWS in 1995 as a general assignment reporter and was promoted to weekend morning co-anchor with Sean Hennessey in 1998. While at 7NEWS, Bandini was the region’s only reporter covering the crisis in Kosovo from posts at NATO and later inside Macedonia. In fact, she was one of the only local reporters in the world to cover this internationally charged war. Bandini has extensive political reporting experience including Presidential races and elections, and she has a great deal of experience reporting local and breaking news. Before joining 7NEWS, Bandini was an award-winning reporter and substitute anchor for WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. Before joining WJAR, Bandini worked at WCJB-TV in Gainesville, Florida. She started her television career behind the scenes at both "Good Morning America" in New York and at KTRK-TV in Houston, Texas. Bandini graduated from Fordham University in New York, with a major in Political Science and a minor in French, during which time she also studied in Paris, France for six months. Bandini has been a member of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Association. Originally from Houston, Texas, Bandini currently resides in Boston, MA. And, when not covering news, Bandini volunteers for Catholic Charities.  RANDY PRICE
Co-Anchor of 7NEWS at 5PM, 6PM, at 11PM With Caterina Bandini "When viewers recognize our work and show their trust by watching, that is the ultimate compliment and reward." ~ Randy Price Since 1998, Randy Price has been an acclaimed anchor of 7NEWS…New England's news leader. As one of Boston's most popular and distinguished TV journalists, Randy is widely recognized for his professional and personal accomplishments. He is the only Boston news anchor to have had his own nightly news magazine program. He was the first to anchor nightly news programs on two different local stations. He is also well known for his years of morning news programs. And, on a more personal level, Randy was the country's first openly gay newscaster. Randy actually began his career in radio while a student at Louisiana State University in his hometown of Baton Rouge. After college, Randy served in the United States Air Force as a broadcaster with the American Forces Radio and Television Service. His assignments took him to Thailand, Guam, and Alaska. His TV career began in California, where he was first recognized for his reporting skills. Winning an award for his days of reporting on the complex effort to extinguish a huge oil fire planted a seed he now realizes: "It is ultimately why most of us are in this business…to bring big stories to our viewers in the fastest and most comprehensive way possible. It's funny, because it is the very same sensation that I experience every day when we put stories on the air at 7NEWS." Randy also had a successful stint as the main anchor for the NBC station in Toledo, Ohio. Randy uses his relationship with viewers to help numerous organizations and causes….from human rights, to hunger, to AIDS care and research, to animal rights. As a breeder of champion Cocker Spaniels (he has more than a dozen!), Randy helps humane societies and animal rescue leagues throughout New England. He is also a big supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, an organization in which Randy spent his childhood, eventually becoming an Eagle Scout. While Randy has been the recipient of innumerable awards and accolades in his career, he says: "When viewers recognize our work and show their trust by watching, that is the ultimate compliment and reward!" Randy and his partner of 25 years live in Kittery Point, Maine. |
