Eliott Rodriguez (born June 6, 1956, in
New York City
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) is a
Cuban-American
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television journalist who has received two
Emmy Awards
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and four
Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Early life and education
Rodriguez was born in 1956 to
Cuba
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n immigrant parents in
The Bronx
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, New York City. After graduating from the
University of Miami
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, he began his journalism career as a reporter at ''
The Miami News
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'' before becoming a reporter at
WTVJ-Channel 4.
Career
After 2½ years, Rodriguez left Channel 4 for a reporting job at
WPVI-TV
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in
Philadelphia
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, where he also anchored the morning news.
In 1987, he returned to
Miami
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to take up a weekend co-anchor and general assignment reporter at
WPLG-Channel 10 and remained there for 11 years. Rodriguez appeared in the 1996 film ''
Up Close and Personal'', playing the part of a television news reporter. He joined
WFOR-TV (CBS4) in Miami in 1999, where he is currently the main news anchor and hosts the weekly public affairs program ''4Sunday Morning''. In January 2008, he was replaced by
Antonio Mora
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as the main anchor; Rodriguez went to the Noon and 5:30 newscasts. In December 2012, when Mora's contract was not renewed, Rodriguez went back to the 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 weekday newscasts.
Rodriguez received two Emmy Awards for local news reporting in 2001 and 2004 and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Personal life
He was married to
Univision
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anchor
Maria Elena Salinas
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for 13 years before they divorced in 2007.
References
External links
*
1956 births
Living people
American people of Cuban descent
Television anchors from Miami
People from the Bronx
University of Miami School of Communication alumni
Journalists from New York City
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