Steve Centanni
Steve Centanni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Steven James Centanni |
| Occupation | News reporter |
| Known for | Being kidnapped and held hostage |
Steven James "Steve" Centanni is an American former news reporter for Fox News Channel.
Journalism career
[edit]Centanni joined FNC in 1996.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, he served as an embedded journalist with the Navy SEALs and provided numerous first reports for the network, including a report that the U.S. had captured two main offshore oil terminals located 22 miles (35 km) off Iraq's southern coast, preventing them from being blown up by Iraqi forces.[1]
Previous to Fox, Centanni had worked for KRON-TV in San Francisco, California.
Centanni retired in August 2014.[2]
Education
[edit]Centanni attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned a Bachelor's degree in broadcasting from San Francisco State University.[1]
Gaza kidnapping
[edit]On August 14, 2006, he was kidnapped by Palestinian gunmen while on assignment in Gaza City, along with Olaf Wiig, a cameraman from New Zealand, with a group calling itself the Holy Jihad Brigades claiming responsibility.[3][4] On August 27, the Palestinian news service Ramattan and FOX News reported that Centanni and Wiig were released unharmed.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fox News Bio Steve Centanni". Fox News Channel. Archived from the original on December 19, 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2006.
- ^ "Fox News Correspondent Steve Centanni is Retiring". 6 August 2014.
- ^ "New Group Claims Fox News Kidnappings". Associated Press.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Gaza militants claim Fox kidnap". BBC. August 23, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
- ^ "Kidnapped Fox journalists released". CNN. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
