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Michael Gargiulo Biography

Michael Gargiulo is an American in the journalism field who works for NBC 4 New York as a news anchor and co-anchor in Today in New York, airing every weekday between 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. since 2008, and has been embedded with United States military units in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and the Persian Gulf. In 2006 he returned to New York to work at WNBC, and has been with the station since then.

Michael Gargiulo Photo
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Michael Gargiulo Height

Gargiulo stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches

Michael Gargiulo Age

Gargiulo is 64 years old. He was born on February 12, 1960, in the USA.

Personal Life

Michael Gargiulo Relatives and Family

Gargiulo was born and raised in Manhattan, New York, where he was born. He is the son of Mike and Dorothy Gargiulo and has Italian descent. Susan Gargiulo, his sibling,

Michael Gargiulo Spouse and Children

Gargiulo married Shannon Powell on October 10, 1998. He presently resides in Larchmont, New York, with Powell, with whom he has a son and a daughter. The Center for Continuing Education in Mamaroneck employs Michael as a teacher as well.

Michael Gargiulo Education

Gargiulo attended New York University after graduating from Xavier High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in history while also majoring in Italian, French, Russian, and German.

Professional Life

Michael Gargiulo Career

Gargiulo works for NBC 4 New York as a news anchor and co-anchor in Today in New York, airing every weekday between 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. since 2008, and has been embedded with United States military units in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and the Persian Gulf.

His career began at WSAZ-TV in Huntington, West Virginia, and he afterward worked at WYOU in Scranton, WLKY in Louisville, KSTP in Minneapolis, Hearst Argyle Washington Bureau, and WTTG in Washington before returning to New York in 2006 to work at WNBC.

Gargiulo has covered several of the Tri-State’s most notable stories, including the storm-related devastation in Breezy Point, Queens in 2012, the steam pipe explosion in Manhattan’s Flatiron District in 2018, and the President Biden’s inauguration in 2021 from Washington, D.C.

He has a particular interest in military matters, and following Hurricane Maria, he traveled to Puerto Rico with the New York National Guard on a special aid mission. Prior to the conclusion of combat operations in Afghanistan, Gargiulo was one of the last reporters to be embedded with a U.S. military unit there and received an Emmy Award for his reporting from Iraq and Kuwait.

The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award will be given in January 2021 to Gargiulo for “creating a 360 view in real time of the coronavirus pandemic, with courageous and thorough reporting on the virus’s explosion in New York City.” Gargiulo’s anchoring was a crucial part of NBC 4 New York’s award-winning COVID-19 coverage. The duPont Award, given by Columbia University as well, is widely acknowledged as the Pulitzer Prize of the broadcast, documentary, and online worlds.

Michael Gargiulo Net Worth

Gargiulo has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a journalist.

Michael Gargiulo Salary

Gargiulo receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000

Michael Gargiulo Social Media

Gargiulo has active social media platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He has a following of over 11K on Facebook, a following of over 9542 on Instagram, and a following of over 15.1K on Twitter.

NBC 4 New York

At NBC 4 New York, Gargiulo works with his fellow journalist and meteorologists;

  1. Julio “Gaby” Acevedo
  2. Gilma Avalos
  3. Lynda Baquero
  4. Pat Battle
  5. Bruce Beck
  6. Checkey Beckford
  7. Matt Brickman
  8. Erica Byfield
  9. Adelle Caballero
  10. Greg Cergol
  11. John Chandler
  12. Pei-Sze Cheng
  13. Sara Gore