Darlene Rodriguez Biography
Darlene Rodriguez is an American co-anchor working for NBC 4 New York and serves as the Co-Anchor of Today in New York, airing every weekday between 4 AM and 7 AM. She joined the station in July 2003.
Darlene Rodriguez Age / Birthday
As of 2023, Rodriguez is 53 years old, she was born on June 16, 1970, in the Bronx, New York City, in the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on June 16 every year.
Darlene Rodriguez Height / Measurements
Rodriguez is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Darlene Rodriguez Partner/ Husband
is a married woman, she is happily married to her loving husband David Rodriguez. He is a former police sergeant with the New Rochelle Police Department. In 2008, her husband was accused of misbehavior, he was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl after he and his colleagues raided it. His colleagues had arrested her abusive 35-year-old boyfriend. While all the legal problems were arising, rumors of an impending divorce between the couple appeared in the media. However, Rogriguez stood by her husband and dodged the divorce rumors.
Darlene Rodriguez Kids / Children
Rodriguez together with her husband, are proud parents to two children a son named David Jake who was born on February 19, 2001, and a daughter Natalie Rodriguez born on February 6, 2003.
Darlene Rodriguez Family / Relatives
Rodriguez is of Puerto Rican ancestry and is a native of the Bronx. She manages to keep information regarding her parents away from the limelight. Additionally, she shares no information regarding whether she has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Darlene Rodriguez Education
She is a 1988 graduate of Christopher Columbus High School in that borough and a 1992 graduate of the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and political science. While in college, Rodriguez was instrumental in creating various local cable news programs which focused on cross-cultural cuisines.
Darlene Rodriguez Career
Rodriguez is a co-anchor working for NBC 4 New York. She spent a full week on the island covering the relief and rehabilitation work after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. Rodriguez went back to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricane Maria’s first 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.
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 crash of Flight 587 in Queens when it was on its way to the Dominican Republic. When news of the fights between locals and the U.S. Navy emerged, Rodriguez was the first Tri-State television reporter on the scene in Vieques, Puerto Rico. She later made four additional trips to report on the ensuing developments. To cover Pope John Paul II’s meeting with American Cardinals about the sex abuse problem in the Catholic Church, Rodriguez has also traveled to Rome.
She also went to Cuba in 2015 to cover Pope Francis’ visit there. She subsequently received a New York Emmy® nomination for her in-person reporting from Cuba. Rodriguez has contributed frequently to the TODAY Show and had a segment 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 politics, and development. And the revival of the borough for the cable television network BronxNet.
Darlene Rodriguez NBC 4 New York
Rodriguez works with NBC 4 New York where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Gus Rosendale
- Marc Santia
- Lauren Scala
- Chuck Scarborough
- Ida Siegal
- Andrew Siff
- Romney Smith
- Tracie Strahan
- Brian Thompson
- David Ushery
- Sarah Wallace
Darlene Rodriguez Salary
Rodriguez receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Darlene Rodriguez Net Worth
Through Rodriguez’s career as a co-anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Darlene Rodriguez Awards
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. 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 find a treatment for a rare brain tumor that kills young children. In addition, Rodriguez co-chairs WNBC’s annual Supporting Our Schools school supply drive and works extensively with the New York Urban League and the American Heart Association of Westchester.
Darlene Rodriguez Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Rodriguez is active on her social media accounts. She has about 44k followers on her Facebook Page, about 26.3k followers on her Twitter account, and around 27.2k followers on her Instagram account.