Margarita Dania Rodriguez (born December 12, 1969) is a former co-anchor of the

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'', from December 2007 to December 2010. Rodriguez was also a substitute anchor for

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on '' The CBS Evening News''. Rodriguez was formerly co-anchor of the Saturday edition of ''The Early Show'' in 2007. Rodriguez was born in

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and grew up in

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. She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in 1987. She attended

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in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the

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in 1991 with a degree in

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and

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. Rodriguez and her husband have two children. Son Michael Tobin was born June 13, 2010. Daniella was born in 2005.

Career

Rodriguez began her career in journalism began at WLTV-DT (1989–90), a

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owned-and-operated station in Miami, where she was an associate producer, field producer and assignment editor. From 1991 to 1994, she also served as a reporter for the WLTV-DT. Then in 1994, Rodriguez joined

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. She was a field reporter and covered a wide array of stories, including earthquakes, mudslides and the

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. In addition, she was anchor of the midday edition of ''Eyewitness News'' and of KABC's weekend

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show ''Eye on LA''.Maggie Rodriguez named co-host of Daytime
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inErica Hill Miami. While there, she reported on and anchored coverage of a wide range of major news events, including many

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s and, from

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, the one-year anniversary of the

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. Rodriguez was first on the air with coverage of the transfer of power in Cuba from

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to his brother, Raul. The newscast received an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of that story. Rodriguez has received a total of seven

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s and two RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Awards. Rodriguez is mostly known for her role as a news anchor on CBS's ''

'' from 2008 to 2010. She worked alongside anchors

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, Harry Smith, and

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until 2010, when CBS announced Rodriguez, Smith, and Price would all be replaced. All three anchors were replaced by Erica Hill and

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starting January 3, 2011. Since her replacement, Rodriguez has moved back to Miami. Rodriguez's '' alma mater'', the University of Miami, awarded her the first-ever " Alpha Epsilon Rho Professional of the Year Award", its top honor for professionals in the communication industry. She also is the recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Council's "Young Hispanic Leadership Award" for professional accomplishments and community service. In February 2021, Rodriguez returned to television as co-host of ''Daytime'', a lifestyle and entertainment program which airs on

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NBC affiliate

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(owned by

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References

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