Roxanne Vargas Biography

Roxanne Vargas is an American Emmy Award-winning anchor working for NBC 6 since joining the News team in May 2006 but has been part of the NBC 6 family since 2003. She was voted “Best TV News Anchor” in 2018 and “Best TV Host” in 2012 by the Miami New Times. Vargas has more than a decade of extensive on-air news experience in her native South Florida including consumer, health, and entertainment feature reporting as well as covering local and national breaking news.

Roxanne Vargas Education

Vargas is a South Florida native. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Florida International University. Vargas is passionate about reporting on and telling the stories of, the community she grew up in.

Roxanne Vargas Career

Vargas is currently NBC 6 News’ weekday morning anchor alongside Sheli Muñiz, meteorologists Adam Berg and Angie Lassman, and traffic reporter Kristin Sanchez. She as well contributes to NBC 6’s sister station, Telemundo 51 with reports in Spanish.

Formerly, she was on the NBC 6 News at 5 AM, covering breaking and national news, features, entertainment, health, and consumer news. Vargas as well is a published author, co-writing the book 100 Things to Do in Miami Before You Die.

She is a two-time Emmy Award winner for her reporting and hosting on NBC 6. Among various distinctions, she has been recognized by Save and The Aqua Foundation for Women and is a three-time Flamingo Award, and was honored with the key to the City of Miami Beach, when she served as Ally Grand Marshal during Miami Beach Gay Pride 2018 for her support as an ally of the LGBTQ community.

In 2014, she joined an elite group of women around the world such as Brooke Shields, Demi Moore, and Maria Shriver, and was inducted into famed fashion designer Donna Karan’s Women Who Inspire Program. Vargas was honored with a community leadership award by the Girls Scouts of Southeast Florida and served on the board of the Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida.

Roxanne Vargas Age

Vargas is 40 years old. She was born on January 23, 1984, in Miami, Florida, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 23rd of January every year.

Roxanne Vargas Height

Vargas stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Roxanne Vargas Family

Vargas has a brother, David A. Vargas. However, she has not yet revealed the names of her parents.

Roxanne Vargas Husband

Vargas is married to Danny Rodriguez, a senior graphics producer at NBC 6. Rodriguez is a Florida native. Graduated from Westminster Christian School in Miami in 1997. Rodriguez acquired a Bachelor of Science in computer animation from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 2002.

Then he worked in the graphic design departments for NBC Universal and Telemundo up until 2018. Along with his regular work at TV stations, he’s currently an art director for Oceanic Ad Media Group and Penilican Pictures and a designer for Monat Global and Rock 4 The Rack, a production artist for Hogarth Worldwide. The couple is blessed with two sons, Julian (born in 2014) and Sebastian (born in 2016).

Roxanne Vargas Net Worth

Vargas has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million -$5 Million which she has earned through her career as an anchor.

Roxanne Vargas Salary

Vargas earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Roxanne Vargas NBC 6

Vargas is currently working at NBC 6 where she works alongside other famous NBC 6 anchors and reporters including;

• Keith Jones
• Jackie Nespral
• John Morales
• Ryan Phillips
• Julia Bagg
• Steve Litz
• Trina Robinson

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Vargas.