Brooklyn native Rocco Vertuccio joined NY1 as an anchor for “Your Queens New 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.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Fifteen years experience working in television news in large, medium, and small markets. Experience includes anchoring, reporting, producing, assignment desk, and shooting and editing.
EXPERIENCE
Anchor
NY1, New York, NY
Feb 09 to Present
Your Queens News Now
Anchor and produce hourly news updates.
Reporter/Anchor
YNN Rochester – CNN Affiliate
Rochester, NY
Dec 2000 to Feb 2009
Anchor afternoon and evening weekend newscasts. Live, enterprise reporting weekdays.
Reporter/Anchor
WUTR/WIXT-TV
Utica/Syracuse, NY
Nov 1995 to Dec 2000
Weeknight anchor for hour-long newscast. Live, enterprise reporting weekdays. Fill-in reporter for sister station in Syracuse, NY.
Reporter
WFND-TV
Findlay,OH
Oct 1993 to Nov 1995
Live, enterprise reporting. Responsible for shooting and editing own news packages.
Reporter
KNDO-TV
Yakima,WA
Aug 1992 to Sept. 1993
Live, enterprise reporting. Fill-in anchor/producer. Responsible for shooting and editing own news packages.
Producer/Assignment Editor
KPNX-TV
Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 1990 to Aug 1992
Responsible for producing weekend newscasts. Field producer for weekday newscasts.
EDUCATION
BA Broadcast Journalism – Arizona State University 1991
PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTION
2006 1st Place General News Story-NPPA
2002 2nd Place Spot News Story-NPPA
1997 2nd Place Spot News Story-AP
1997 Outstanding New Yorker Journalism/Broadcasting