Michael Gargiulo (journalist)
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Michael Gargiulo | |
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Born | Michael Louis Gargiulo February 12, 1960 Manhattan, New York |
Education | Xavier High School New York University |
Occupation | Anchor/Reporter |
Notable credit | News Anchor (WNBC) |
Spouse | Shannon Powell (m. 1998) |
Children | 2 |
Website | Profile |
Michael Louis Gargiulo (born February 12, 1960) is an American
Early life and education
Gargiulo was born and raised in
He has a sister, Susan Gargiulo.He graduated from Xavier High School and went on to attend New York University, where he received a bachelor's degree in history and studied Italian, French, Russian, and German. He was an Eagle Scout.[citation needed]
Career
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WSAZ, NBC's affiliate in Charleston, West Virginia, hired Gargiulo in 1984 to host the local edition of the syndicated show PM Magazine. He then worked as a reporter and anchor at WYOU, the CBS affiliate in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In the early 1990s, he went to WLKY in Louisville, Kentucky—then an ABC affiliate; now part of CBS—as a reporter.
From 1993 to 1997, he was a reporter and anchor at
-owned station in Washington, from 2000 to 2006.In July 2006, Gargiulo joined WNBC as a general assignment reporter[3] and was then named anchor of Weekend Today in New York. In October 2007, he was named anchor of the station's 5:30pm newscast along with Sue Simmons, and he replaced Rob Morrison as co-anchor of Today in New York in May 2008.[4] At WNBC, he was also a co-host of Nonstop Rundown, with Erika Tarantal and Tracie Strahan.
As an anchor at WNBC, he has led coverage of many major news events, including
In 2014, he traveled to eastern Afghanistan to cover the last deployment of a unit of the United States Army's 10th Mountain Division. He reported on the same division in Iraq in 2007, and had also reported from Kuwait and Iraq in 2004.[citation needed]
Gargiulo has occasionally appeared on the Nickelodeon series Team Umizoomi, playing a reporter.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
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Gargiulo won an Emmy Award for breaking news coverage in 2009 for his reporting on a crane collapse on the Upper East Side. In 2010, he and Erika Tarantal won an Emmy for best morning newscast for Today in New York. He won another breaking news Emmy in 2013, and in 2014, he and his WNBC colleagues won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Regional News Story–Spot News for their coverage of Hurricane Sandy.
In September 2012, Gargiulo appeared with Lauren Calvo in a PSA for
In October 2012, he was the master of ceremonies for the Epiphany School Foundation's annual Walkathon and was honored by the organization, and the following year, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn honored him for his reporting. In June 2016, the National Italian American Foundation launched a scholarship, the NIAF Michael Gargiulo Scholarship in Broadcasting and Communications.
Personal life
Gargiulo was a
On March 23, 2022, in his post on social media, he announced he had tested positive for COVID-19, after they spending their vacation in Mount Snow, Vermont in the previous week. He said that it was fully vaccinated and boosted from the virus.[13]
Television
Year | Title | Role | First episode |
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2012 | Dateline NBC | Himself (WNBC reporter) | "Sandy: Rescue and Recovery" |
2012–2013 | Team Umizoomi | Himself | "Team Umizoomi vs. The Shape Bandit" |
Career timeline
- 1984–1987: WSAZ-TV reporter; PM Magazine host
- 1987–1991: WYOU anchor and reporter
- 1991–1993: WLKY reporter
- 1993–1997: KSTP-TV reporter and anchor of weekend newscasts
- 1997–2000: Hearst Television White House correspondent
- 2000–2006: WTTG anchor of weekday morning news
- 2006–present: WNBC
- 2006–2007: general assignment reporter
- 2007: anchor of weekend morning newscasts
- 2007–2008: anchor of weekday 5:30 newscasts
- 2008: anchor of weekday 5:00 newscasts
- 2008–present: anchor of weekday morning newscasts
- 2010–2011: Nonstop Rundown host
References
- ^ "TV legend Mike Gargiulo, Father of 'Today in New York's' anchor Michael Gargiulo, dies at 95". NBC 4 New York. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Michael and Mike Gargiulo, Lohud.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ Michael Gargiulo, NBCNewYork.com
- ^ Veteran Morning News Anchor Rob Morrison Leaving WNBC, Observer.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ New York Stations Provide Live Coverage of Obama’s Visit to Ground Zero, mediabistro.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ TV Stations Get into ‘Irene’ Mode with Noon Newscast, Gov. Christie’s Remarks, mediabistro.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ "WNBC's Michael Gargiulo Reports From Fire-Ravaged Breezy Point: 'I just could not brace myself for what I encountered here'", mediabistro.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ NYC Stations Cover New York Giants’ Victory Parade, mediabistro.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ Several Shot Near NYC’s Empire State Building, TVSpy.
- ^ Stations Converge on Newtown to Cover Solemn Weekend, mediabistro.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ WCBS-TV Leads Coverage of Ed Koch Funeral, mediabistro.com. Accessed December 23, 2022.
- ^ NBC4 New York's Michael Gargiulo & Lauren Calvo for Double Up 4 Vision on YouTube
- ^ Gargiulo, Michael (March 23, 2022). "Sorry I've been away but I tested positive for Covid and want to keep safe … feeling good thanks to vax and booster and see you next week". @MichaelG4NY. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Instagram.