Rhondella Richardson Biography
Rhondella Richardson is an Emmy Award Winning Anchor and Reporter working as a co-anchor of Weekend Morning Newscasts for WCVB in Boston. She is paired with Jennifer Eagan for the Saturday 5-7 am and 8-9 am, and Sunday 5-7 am and 8-9 am and 10-11 am newscasts. Richardson has been part of the WCVB team since 1996 initially serving as a general assignment reporter.
Education | Career
Richardson attended and graduated from Northeastern University, School of Journalism in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. While in college she played Tennis on Division One Tennis Team of the college’s tennis team. Richondella currently works as a co-anchor of Weekend Morning Newscasts at WCVB.
She has spent over two decades serving WCVB and initially served as the station’s general assignment reporter and was later promoted to her current role. She joined the station in 1996 and has covered both President Bill Clinton and Barack Obama during their Vineyard vacations. Additionally, she helped lead coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Boston Archdiocese’s sex abuse scandal, and the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Rhondella is the Original co-anchor of the weekend EyeOpener. Before joining her current station she worked at KING-TV, WJAR-TV in Providence, and WMUR in Manchester, NH. At KING-TV she was a contributing reporter on The Today Show. During her tenure at WJAR-TV, she was involved in the station’s “Tuesday’s Child” and also appeared in a dancing scene for “Another World.”
Boston Magazine previously named her one of “The 50 Most Intriguing Women in Boston.” Besides her professional work, she is also active in the community and has emceed the tribute day honoring tennis commentator Bud Collins at the Sportsmen’s Tennis Club. She has also emceed Boston’s annual “Duckling Day” Mother’s Day festivities and parade for over a decade.
As of 2024, she is an active member of UNICEF and a passionate supporter of The Home For Little Wanderers, Catholic Charities, The Ellie Fund, and her local Elementary, Middle & High Schools. She loves how her job allows her to interact with new people every day.
At WCVB, Richardson works alongside the following personalities;
- Antoinette Antonio
- Jennifer Eagan
- Ted Reinstein
- Shayna Seymour
- Erika Tarantal
- Jessica Brown
- Anthony Everett
- Doug Meehan
Parents | Family
Richardson was born and brought up in the United States, however, information concerning her parents and siblings is not yet verified, and we will therefore not talk about them for now.
Rhondella Richardson Age
Richardson’s age is not available in the public domain so far, but she seems to be about 40 years old.
Husband
Richardson has managed to keep a low profile on her marital status, thus, it is hard to tell if she is married, dating, or single. Information about her children is also not available at the moment.
Rhondella Richardson Salary
Richardson’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
Richardson has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. Her primary source of income is working as a journalist.
Social Media Platforms
Richardson is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. She has over 2.7k followers on Instagram, over 4.9k followers on Facebook, and 6.1k followers on Twitter.
Rhondella Richardson Height
Richardson stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Quick Facts About Richardson
- Age: Even after thorough research we were unable to establish Rhondella’s current age as this is information he has preferred to keep private
- Marital Status: Richardson has preferred keeping her personal life private and for this, not much is known about her relationship status
- Net Worth: She has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Richardson receives Between $20, 000 and $50, 000
- Nationality: She is an American
- Height: She stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches
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