Brooklyn native Rocco Vertuccio joined NY1 as an anchor for “Your Queens News Now” in February of 2009. For eight years prior to joining NY1, Rocco was an anchor/reporter with NY1′s sister station, YNN Rochester (formerly R News), where he covered breaking news, politics, and feature stories. Earlier in his career, Rocco worked as an anchor/reporter at ABC affiliate WUTR-TV in Utica, New York. He earned his degree in Broadcasting at Arizona State University.