Tony Aiello (born March 6, 1963) is a television reporter for

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. He joined the station in October, 2002 after spending more than four years at

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New York. After almost a decade covering the northern suburbs from the WCBS-TV bureau in

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, Aiello now is based at the

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Broadcast Center in Manhattan. Aiello came to New York in 1996 to work for WBIS+, a new station started by

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. Prior to New York, he worked at network affiliates WITI in

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and

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, which is where he began using the name "Tony" on-air. Prior to Nashville, at jobs in

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, and

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, Aiello used his given name, "Carm". Aiello graduated from

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in 1985 with a degree in telecommunications. At IU he was a brother of the

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fraternity. He also was a member of the prestigious Indiana University Student Foundation Steering Committee. In 2006, Aiello appeared in an episode of ''

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'' on the

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to comment on the case of a woman accused of stabbing her husband. He also has appeared on ''

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'' to discuss high-profile criminal cases he has covered. On the day of the

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, Aiello and his wife were among the "plane people" on 38 aircraft diverted to

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. Aiello is active in the

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arts scene. He has been a board member of ArtsWestchester and is on the board of the

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. Aiello's wife Elizabeth was formerly a senior vice president at

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Living Omnimedia and currently with

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. The couple has two children and reside in

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References

Biography from CBSNewYork.comFeature story about Aiello family in Westchester Home magazine Radio interview with CBC about diversion to GanderCBS New York report on diversion to Gander on 9/11
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