Anaridis Rodriguez-Starnino is an American journalist.[1] From 2017-2022 she anchored and reported for the CBS owned-and-operated WBZ-TV in Boston.[2] The journalist also worked for The Weather Channel. She is the former news anchor on America's Morning Headquarters.[3]
During her time at Emerson College, Rodriguez contributed articles to The Boston Globe's hyper-local website "YourTown." Her college work garnered multiple Associated Press awards. Upon graduating in 2011, Rodriguez was hired as an anchor/reporter for WWLP-TV ; an NBC affiliate in western Massachusetts. Aside from her daily beat as a weekday reporter and weekend anchor, she covered the aftermath of a historic tornado and the Boston Marathon bombings. In February 2014, she was hired by The Weather Channel as a news anchor for the network's flagship morning show, America's Morning Headquarters. On February 24, 2017 she announced she is leaving the Channel to spend more time with her family.[4][5][6]Rodriguez joined CBS Boston as an anchor/reporter in April 2017. She exited the station in April of 2022. In 2023 she joined the Providence, Rhode Island-based public relations firm The Perry Group when she serves as a Vice President. Concurrently with her PR duties, in January of 2024 she became host of Generation Rising on Rhode Island PBS.[7]
Rodriguez was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States at age 12 with her family.[1]
She has a Master's degree in journalism from Emerson College and a Bachelor's degree in communications and Spanish at Rhode Island College.[8]
Rodriguez married Jesse J. Starnino on October 6, 2012. They have one child, a son.[9]