Rhondella Richardson Biography
Rhondella Richardson is an American Emmy award-winning journalist/anchor. She is currently working as a co-anchor of WCVB-TV NewsCenter 5’s weekend morning newscasts.
She co-anchors alongside Jennifer Eagan for the Saturday morning (5-7 AM & 8-9 AM) and Sunday morning (5-7 AM, 8-9 AM, & 10-11 AM) newscasts and is a contributing reporter during the week.
Rhondella Richardson Age
Richardson was born on June 22, 1957, in South Orange, New Jersey, US. She is 64 years old as of 2021.
Rhondella Richardson Height
Richardson stands at a height of 1.6 m (5ft 4inch).
Rhondella Richardson Family
Richardson was born and grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. Her parents are African American. However, she likes to keep her personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the identity of her parents or her siblings. We will update this information as soon as it has been made available.
Rhondella Richardson Husband
Richardson has been married to her husband Mark Porter a police chief at Brown University since March 27, 1998. They are blessed with a daughter, Rhylee Porter (age 17).
Rhondella Richardson Education
Richardson received her Magna Cum Laude from Northeastern University’s School of Journalism in 1990. Playing on the Northeastern University Division One Tennis Team was a huge highlight of her college career.
Rhondella Richardson Career
Richardson has been a member of WCVB’s award-winning news team for more than two decades, beginning as a general assignment reporter in 1996. During her remarkable career, she has covered Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama during their vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, as well as the Boston Marathon bombings, the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the Boston archdiocese’s sex abuse crisis. Richardson has also chronicled every blizzard and the occasional tornado that has touched New England.
During a six-week supermarket strike in the region, Richardson is one of the few journalists to interview Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas. She has a flair for finding exclusives, whether it’s the teen lottery winner who can only be reached by snowmobile on the slopes of Mt. Wachusett or the non-English speaking injured victim carried for miles by a hit-and-run motorist.
Richardson has had a variety of positions at WCVB, including acting as an original co-anchor of the weekend EyeOpener when it first aired. Her extensive network of contacts and ability to break news stories propelled her from the anchor desk to the “5 Investigates” team for several years before transferring to general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for WCVB’s multiple newscasts.
Her career has taken her to all of the top network affiliates. She formerly worked at KING-TV, an NBC affiliate in Seattle, WA; WJAR-TV, an NBC affiliate in Providence, RI; and WMUR-TV, an ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH.
Boston Magazine named Richardson one of “The 50 Most Intriguing Women in Boston.” For over a decade, she has emceed Boston’s annual “Duckling Day” Mother’s Day celebrations. Richardson describes herself as a mentor in motion and enjoys meeting new people through her career.
Rhondella Richardson Net Worth
Richardson’s net worth and monthly earnings are still under review. We will update you as soon as the information is available.
