Rosanna Scotto has been actively pursuing an onscreen career for nearly 40 years, since graduating in 1980. She has spent most of her time on WNYW FOX 5 during the course of those years.
Of course, having a long-running on-screen career meant she had developed a devoted following. Fans have long been intrigued about her age and where she was born.
Rosanna Scotto, who is she?
Rosanna Scotto, an American news journalist, and television host best known for co-hosting WNYW-Fox 5’s morning show Good Day New York with Lori Stokes has worked with the network since 1986. Since 2008, she has been a frequent co-host of the morning show.
Her career on television began in Atlanta, where the New York native grew up. She went on to work on shows like The Morning Show and WABC TV’s Good Morning New York.
Before joining FOX 5, Rosanna Scotto worked for local networks.
In 1980, the Good Day New York anchor earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
She began her work after college at WTBS, Ted Turner’s UHF television station in Atlanta. She was a reporter for two local programs at the time, as well as an associate producer for the station’s evening newscast.
Scotto got a job as a correspondent for WABC’s Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (formerly known as Good Morning New York) not long after. She joined Witness News a year later and served on the show until 1986 when she joined WNYW FOX 5 News.
Scotto is a veteran of ‘FOX 5’ and ‘Good Day New York.’
Scotto joined FOX 5 in 1986 and worked on a variety of shows before becoming famous as the WNYW 10 p.m. anchor.
Scotto joined the Fox 5 morning show Good Day New York as a new co-host in 2008.
In fact, Jodi Applegate, who co-hosted Good Day New York with Greg Kelly until the late 2000s, left the show in September 2008, allowing the New York native to take her place.
Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto
Kelly and Scotto had a lot of fun anchoring together and had a lot of success. Greg Kelly made his final appearance on Good Day New York on September 29, 2017, after nine years as a co-host.
People have been wondering, “Is Rosanna Scotto leaving Fox?” “Is Rosanna Scotto still on Fox 5?” and even “Is Rosanna Scotto on vacation?” since Kelly left the show.
Scotto has been co-hosting the show with Lori Stokes for the time being. Kelly was replaced by Stokes, a morning anchor for WABC-TV.
What is Rosanna Scotto’s age? How old is she?
Rosanna Scotto, who was born on April 29, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York, is 63 years old as of October 2021.
She has covered numerous enviable assignments as a reporter. The Woody Allen/Mia Farrow child custody struggle, the Preppie Murder Trial, and Joel Steinberg’s trial are just a few examples.
She has won an Emmy Award for her work as a news anchor.
Scotto received three Emmy Awards for his work as the anchor of FOX 5 News and Good Day New York. She also won the New York State Associated Press Award in 1995. She has also received three other Associated Press First Place prizes.
Mount St. Mary College and St. John’s University have both bestowed honorary doctorates on the GDNY anchor.
