Rod Meloni Biography
Rod Meloni is a well-known American Emmy Award-winning Business Editor and Certified Financial Planner working for WDIV-TV Local 4 in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the station in October 1995. Rod is a member of the Automotive Press Association in Detroit and also sits on the Board of the Oakland University Centre for Business Excellence.
Rod became the first ever working journalist in the nation to pass the extremely difficult Certified Financial Planner ™ Professional exam. As a result, he went on to attain Certified Financial Planner ™ status. He has taken running as part of his duties as honorary Co-chair of the annual Julie Run benefiting the Open Door Outreach Centre. Open Door is a charitable program started through St. Patrick’s Church in White Lake, the Meloni family parish. He is also a member of the St. Patrick Church Knights of Columbus.
Rod Meloni Age
His secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has thus kept his birthdate and age a secret. It is thus not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Rod Meloni Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5ft 9 inches (1.75m).
Rod Meloni Family
He has kept his personal life off the know. He has not shared any information regarding his parents or siblings if he has any.
Rod Meloni Wife
He is married to the love of his life Karen Meloni, his high school sweetheart. However, he has not shared any information about when they married. He and his wife are blessed with three daughters whose names are not mentioned.
Rod Meloni’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million. He has amassed such a great fortune mainly from his career as a Business Editor and Certified Financial Planner.
Rod Meloni Salary
His range of careers including Business Editor and Certified Financial Planner has proven to be successful and thus generates him a decent income. He thus has an annual salary ranging between $95,985 and $210,605.
Rod Meloni Education
He received his education at Brennan Middle School and Bishop Freehan High School. After high school, he attended Emerson College where he attained a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications in 1981. He then attended Oakland University where he attained a Certificate in Personal Financial Planning, Certified Financial Planner Exam Qualification in 2000. There, he qualified for and then passed the Certified Financial Planner exam.
Rod Meloni Career
Prior to joining WDIV-TV, he worked as an anchor, reporter/investigative reporter in Saginaw, Michigan, Tampa & Miami, Florida, Portland, and Bangor, Maine. From August 1990 to October 1995, he worked as an anchor/reporter/producer at WNEM-TV. He worked there as a main anchor and often producer on both 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts. Also, he produced and edited award-winning field reports and special project series. Prior to that, he worked as a General Assignment/Special Projects Reporter for WFLA-TV News from June 1987 to August 1990. Also, he worked as a General Assignment and Investigative Reporter for WCIX-TV News from June 1984 to July 1987. He then worked at WMTW-TV News as a main anchor and reporter from June 1982 to June 1984. From March 1981 to August 1982, he worked as an anchor/reporter/producer for WABI-TV News. Rod started his television work as an overnight editor for WEAN-AM from 1971 to 1981.
Rod Meloni WDIV-TV
He works at WDIV-TV as a Business Editor and Certified Financial Planner ™ Professional. He joined the station in October 1995. There, he is responsible for all business coverage particularly automotive, finance, and personal finance. Moreover, he covers new business growth with job opportunities along with long-form special project stories. As a business editor, he has won the International Wheel Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism. And one of his goals was to be able to explain business and personal finance authoritatively to anyone. At WDIV-TV, he has become an expert in bankruptcy and business and municipal turnaround efforts after spending years leading Local 4’s coverage of the automotive industry meltdown and the financial difficulties of Detroit and Wayne County.
Rod works at WDIV-TV alongside other well-reputed WDIV-TV reporters and anchors including;
- Will Jones
- Christy McDonald
- Pamela Osborne
- Kim Adams
- Ron Hilliard
- Bryan Schuerman
- Darnell Blackburn
- Kim DeGiulio
- Mara MacDonald
- Hank Winchester