Broadcasting Couple Lists Wilmette French Manor

WILMETTE, IL — Married former Chicago television and radio broadcasters Marianne Murciano and Bob Sirott listed their Wilmette home this week for $1.8 million. The seven-bedroom French Provincial-style manor sits on a 0.4-acre lot in the Indian Hills area near the Winnetka border and across the street from Avoca Park. Built in 1931, it has undergone a "phenomenal renovation" to dig out the basement, adding to a "significant country estate" with tons of potential, according to its listing.

The two-story home features 9-foot ceilings and hardwood flooring throughout many of its spacious 17 rooms. The first floor includes arches with Corinthian columns amid the living room. There's also an "outdoor room," an open kitchen with cabinet, enclosed porch, library, gallery, an office.

Upstairs, there's a newer master suit addition include a deluxe bathroom, dual closets, one of the home's three fireplaces and a sitting room with a balcony. There are three other en-suite bathroooms upstairs.

Outside, find gardens, a bluestone patio include a a stone island with a grill in it, a gas line to the fire pit, a refrigerator and cooktop. In the fully finished basement, there's a wet bar, a projection room and recreation area.

Sirott and Murciano bought the home for $1.1 million in 1999, as they hosted "Fox Thing in the Morning" together on WFLD-TV. They would later host a radio show together on WGN-AM from 2013 to 2015.

According to the Cook County assessor, the home's 2018 estimated market value is $1.3 million. It was listed publicly on Monday for $1,799,000.

Local school districts in District 39 include Harper Elementary School, Wilmette Junior High and New Trier High School.

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• Address: 1034 Romona Rd, Wilmette, Illinois
• Price: $1,799,000
• Square Feet:
• Bedrooms: 7
• Bathrooms: 5 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1931

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.