Rob DiRienzo Biography
Rob DiRienzo is a skilled journalist currently working as a news reporter for FOX 5 Atlanta news team. He joined the station in November 2020.
Rob DiRienzo Career
Prior to joining Fox 5 Atlanta, DiRienzo travelled the country covering the 2020 presidential election as a multimedia reporter for the Fox News Channel in Boston Massachusetts.
He was on the ground, from the moment former Vice President Joe Biden announced his candidacy in Pittsburgh, Pa., through the New Hampshire primaries. All the way to the moment Biden accepted his party’s nomination in Wilmington, Delaware.
DiRienzo also extensively covered the college admissions scandal in Boston and the legal fallout that followed. In addition, he also broke the news that tens of thousands of Americans were trapped abroad without a way to get back at the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown. DiRienzo also put a national spotlight on the eviction crisis and food crisis that intensified because of the pandemic.
Before coming to Boston, he spent his days high above New York City as an airborne reporter aboard WNBC-TV’s Chopper 4. DiRienzo began his career in journalism at the age of 14 at WRNJ-AM, a small radio station in his hometown of Hackettstown, New Jersey. He quickly gained a reputation for chasing stories around town on his bike and recorder in hand. In addition, DiRienzo went on to cover a number of major stories, including the pope’s 2015 visit to Philadelphia, the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Rob DiRienzo FOX 5 Atlanta
Later, while studying journalism and political science at Temple University in Philadelphia, he joined FOX 5’s sister station FOX 29 as a junior reporter for Good Day Philadelphia. DiRienzo also interned at CBS News in New York for three months.
His role model Chuck Scarborough retired. DiRienzo wrote him an email in middle school as an aspiring young journalist and he invited him with his mom on a personal tour of 30 Rock. Watching Chuck growing up fueled his passion for news and he has been taking notes from him since.
In his free time, he loves playing hide-and-seek with his nieces and nephews, long walks through the city, and meeting new dogs in the process. DiRienzo is obsessed with all kinds of music. Bruce Springsteen, Biggie Smalls, and Miles Davis are some of his all-time favorites.
Rob DiRienzo Age
He was born in New Jersey about about 30 years ago.
Rob DiRienzo Height
There is no information about his height. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
Rob DiRienzo Education
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science from Temple University in 2017.
Rob DiRienzo Family
He was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey but grew up in Harrison Valley, Philadelphia. DiRienzo is very close to his mother and she visits him in Atlanta going by his Instagram posts. He has three siblings and is a fun uncle to his nieces and nephews.
Rob DiRienzo Wife
There is no information about DiRienzo being married or in a relationship. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
Rob DiRienzo Children
There is no information about him having children. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
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