John Sartori
Sports Anchor/Reporter
A native of Mandeville, Louisiana, John Sartori joined the WVLT Sports team in August 2023 as an Anchor/Reporter.
John comes to Knoxville after spending two and a half years at KTAL-TV in Shreveport, Louisiana. During his time in Shreveport, John covered three Division I college programs, some of the country's top high school athletes, and even national championship junior hockey.
A proud graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana, John is excited to be on Rocky Top covering the storied programs of Tennessee athletics.
In his free time, John enjoys supporting his alma mater, cheering on his New Orleans Pelicans, and Cleveland Guardians, and catching up with his friends and family in Louisiana.
Education
Updated: Jan. 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Mayo went 4-13 in lone season in New England
Updated: Dec. 23, 2024 at 9:19 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Vols overcome first halftime deficit of season to move to 12-0
Updated: Dec. 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Tennessee Head Coach looks to become first Volunteer Men’s Basketball Coach inducted into Hall of Fame
Updated: Dec. 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Kim Caldwell becomes first Tennessee coach to open Lady Vol career 8-0
Updated: Dec. 8, 2024 at 2:04 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Vols set to make first playoff appearance in program history
Updated: Nov. 17, 2024 at 9:58 AM CST
|By John Sartori
Seven soon-to-be Hall of Famers will be inducted, including WNBA legends Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles and former WNBA All-Stars Alana Beard and Cappie Pondexter.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Volunteers seek first win at Georgia since 2016
Updated: Oct. 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Tennessee commit George MacIntyre dices up Catholic defense win region win
Updated: Jun. 23, 2024 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Vols use home runs from Dylan Dreiling and Cal Stark to force gamer three of CWS Finals
Updated: Jun. 22, 2024 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Both programs seeking first baseball national championship
Updated: Jun. 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Vols face Seminoles after walking off FSU on Friday
Updated: Jun. 16, 2024 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Tennessee seeks first 2-0 start in program history at College World Series
Updated: Jun. 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
No. 1 Vols look to become first top-seed to win national title since 1999
Updated: Jun. 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Vols seeking seventh College World series berth
Updated: Jun. 8, 2024 at 1:41 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Volunteers looking to make third trip to Omaha in last four seasons
Updated: Jun. 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Vols two wins away from back-to-back College World Series berths
Updated: Jun. 3, 2024 at 2:19 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Tennessee seeking fourth consecutive Super Regional appearance
Updated: Mar. 31, 2024 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
National Player of the Year finalists Dalton Knecht and Zach Edey square off in Elite 8
Updated: Mar. 30, 2024 at 7:45 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
2-Seed Vols battle 1-seed Boilermakers in only Elite 8 matchup featuring top two seed
Updated: Mar. 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Santiago Vescovi out with flu for Vols Sweet 16 battle against Bluejays
Updated: Mar. 23, 2024 at 9:39 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Volunteers looking for back-to-back Sweet 16′s for first time since 2007-08
Updated: Mar. 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Volunteers look to move to 5-1 in first round NCAA Tournament games under Rick Barnes
Updated: Mar. 20, 2024 at 10:08 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Tennessee entered the arena Wednesday with a calmness about them.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2024 at 6:31 PM CST
|By John Sartori
Vols face Hawkeyes for first time since 2015
Updated: Dec. 27, 2023 at 11:11 AM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and John Sartori
WVLT Sports’ partner VolQuest has confirmed that the Nico Iamaleava era of Tennessee football will begin at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando as Joe Milton is set to pass on playing against Iowa.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2023 at 7:23 AM CDT
|By John Sartori
Tennessee looks for revenge after South Carolina dashed CFB Playoff hopes in 2022
Updated: Aug. 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By John Sartori
Tennessee returns top three running backs from 2022, including Louisiana native