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Darlene Rodriguez Biography
Darlene Rodriguez is an American in the journalism field who works for NBC 4 New York as a Co-Anchor of Today in New York, airing every weekday between 4 AM and 7 AM. In July 2003, Rodriguez joined the cast as a co-anchor after working as a reporter for WNBC and Weekend Today in New York.
Darlene Rodriguez Height
Rodriguez stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 6 inches
Darlene Rodriguez Age
Rodriguez is 54 years old. She was born on June 8, 1970, in the USA.
Personal Life
Darlene Rodriguez Relatives and Family
Rodriguez keeps away information regarding her family and relatives away from the public eye. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Darlene Rodriguez Spouse and Children
Rodriguez is happily married to her husband David Rodriguez, the couple has three children Katina, David Jake, and Natalia.
Darlene Rodriguez Education
Rodriguez attended Christopher Columbus High School in that borough and graduated in 1988. He later earned a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science from the University of Miami.
Professional Life
Darlene Rodriguez Career
Rodriguez works for NBC 4 New York as a Co-Anchor of Today in New York, airing every weekday between 4 AM and 7 AM. In July 2003, Rodriguez joined the cast as a co-anchor after working as a reporter for WNBC and Weekend Today in New York.
Rodriguez, one of the most well-known local television journalists in New York, is a multiple Emmy Award winner with strong ties to the area. For more than two decades, viewers of NBC 4 New York have relied on her knowledge, skill, and professionalism.
Rodriguez has covered many of the Tri-State’s most notable stories throughout his twenty years at NBC 4 New York. Included in this are the Amadou Diallo police shooting in 1999, the 9/11 attacks, and the disaster of Flight 587 in Queens when it was on its way to the Dominican Republic.
When word of the fights between locals and the U.S. Navy emerged, Rodriguez was the first Tri-State television reporter on the ground in Vieques, Puerto Rico. She then made four further trips to report on the ensuing developments.
Rodriguez supports the Cristian Rivera Foundation and is connected with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Hudson Valley, both of which are organizations working to discover a treatment for a rare brain tumor that kills young children.
In addition, Rodriguez actively collaborates with the New York Urban League and the American Heart Association of Westchester. She also co-chairs WNBC’s annual Supporting Our Schools school supply drive.
Awards
Rodriguez spent a full week on the island covering the relief and rehabilitation work after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017.
She was one of the first Tri-State television journalists to visit the island. Rodriguez went back to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricane Maria’s one-year anniversary to document the recovery and rebuilding process and conduct interviews with important government authorities and community leaders.
The National Hispanic Media Coalition honored her in 2018 with a coveted Impact Award for “Excellence in Broadcast Journalism” for her coverage of Puerto Rico’s recovery and her dedication to the community.
Additionally, Rodriguez has been to Rome to cover Pope John Paul II’s meeting with American Cardinals about the sex abuse problem in the Catholic Church. She went to Cuba in 2015 as well to report on Pope Francis’s visit there. Her in-person reporting from Cuba led to a subsequent New York Emmy nomination.
Rodriguez has contributed often to the TODAY Show and had a piece nominated for a national GLAAD award. She has also filled in as a newsreader on Weekend TODAY. She spent four years as a general assignment reporter at WCBS 880 AM before joining NBC 4 New York.
Before that, she spent a year covering some of the most interesting stories about the politics, development, and revival of the borough for the cable television network BronxNet.
She was the winner of El Diario La Prensa’s 2011 “Mujeres Destacadas (Distinguished Women) Award” for her dedication to community involvement and journalistic achievement.
Her coverage of the Hispanic community also garnered her a “Latina Excellence” Award from Hispanic Magazine in 2000.
She was honored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bronx Borough President, the City of New York, and the City of White Plains for prominently and proudly representing the Hispanic community in her professional and charitable endeavors.
She also received numerous awards from the New York Police Department and the NYPD’s Hispanic Society.
Darlene Rodriguez Net Worth
Rodriguez has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a journalist.
Darlene Rodriguez Salary
Rodriguez receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000
Darlene Rodriguez Social Media
Rodriguez has active social media platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She has a following of over 2.5K on Facebook, a following of over 27.1K on Instagram, and a following of over 26.4K on Twitter.
NBC 4 New York
At NBC 4 New York, Rodriguez works with her fellow journalist and meteorologists;
- Gilma Avalos
- Lynda Baquero
- Pat Battle
- Bruce Beck
- Checkey Beckford
- Matt Brickman
- Erica Byfield
- Adelle Caballero
- Greg Cergol
- John Chandler
- Pei-Sze Cheng
- Michael Gargiulo
- Sara Gore
- Ted Greenberg
- Janice Huff
- Adam Kuperstein