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Natalie Morales-Rhodes is an American journalist for NBC News. Natalie Morales is the current host of the American news and talk show The Today Show. Previously, she was host of NBC Universal’s “Access Hollywood” and co-host of “Access Hollywood Live.”
Early life and childhood
Natalia Morales is 50 years old. As her birth name says, Natalie Leticia Morales was born on June 6, 1972. She is the daughter of a Puerto Rican father, Lieutenant Colonel Mario Morales, Jr, and a Brazilian mother, Penelope.
Although she was born in Taiwan, she spent her early life in different places, including the United States, Panama, Brazil, and even Spain as a “US Air Force brat.” She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
Caption: Natalie with The Today Show co-host Matt Lauer Source: Dailymail
Natalie Morales – Education
Morales completed his high school education at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware in 19990. After that, he moved to New Jersey to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Rutgers University.
She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in journalism and Latin American studies. Back in college, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated. sum cum laude.
Natalie Morales – Awards
Morales has been incredible at his job. No excuse stopped him from giving his best in what he does. For which she was recognized as one of the 50 most influential Latinas by the Hispanic newspaper El Diario La Prensa in 1999.
Additionally, in 2003, she was named one of Hispanic magazine’s Top Trendsetters.
Professional life
After graduating, Morales did not go directly into journalism. First, he worked at Chase Bank. His journalism career began at News 12- The Bronx. She acted as a host, but eventually also served as a camera operator, editor and producer for that network.
She later joined WVIT-TV, where she worked as a weekend anchor/reporter and morning co-anchor. She reported for that network on the Columbine shootings, Hurricane Floyd, the 2000 presidential election and the September 11, 2001, attacks.
While working for WVIT-TV, her team partnered with WNBC to report on the Emmy-nominated documentary, ‘Save Our Sound.’
In 2002, she signed with MSNBC to serve as an anchor and correspondent. During her four-year contract with MSNBC, she covered some big news stories.
It even includes the 2004 presidential election, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 2003 Northeast Blackout, the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, and the investigation and the trial of Scott Peterson.
Later, Morales moved to the Hoy program as a national correspondent in 2006. His journey in the ‘Hoy’ program has been increasingly progressive. In 2008, she became co-host of the show’s third hour.
Additionally, she replaced Ann Curry as the news anchor of Today in 2011. Similarly, she took Billy Bush’s place as the anchor of Access Hollywood. However, in recent times she works as a host of the Today Show West.
In 2016, she moved west to host Access and become a presenter on the Today Show West. In 2019, she stopped presenting Access and remained as a presenter on the Today Show West Coast.
Awards
Morales has been incredible at his job. No excuse stopped him from giving his best in what he does. For which she was recognized as one of the 50 most influential Latinas by the Hispanic newspaper El Diario La Prensa in 1999.
Additionally, in 2003, she was named one of Hispanic magazine’s Top Trendsetters.
Natalie Morales – Net worth 2023
Being a big name in journalism, Morales has earned a lot of wealth from his career. He has an estimated net worth of $16 million with an annual salary of $6 million.
Immediately after her wedding, she purchased a $1 million townhouse in Hoboken, New Jersey, which she recently sold for $3.1 million.
Personal life
Morales, 47, is married to Joseph Rhodes. The two married on August 22, 1998 and raised 2 children together. Morales gave birth to her first child, Josh, in 2004. 4 years later, in 2008, the family welcomed a new member, Luke.
Caption: Natalie Morales with her husband Joseph and sons Josh and Luke Source: Glamourpath
Scandals
In 2016, when Morales moved on to host ‘Access Hollywood,’ there was speculation that she was having an affair with fellow Today host Matt Lauer.
However, she flatly denied the absurd story and stated that she had always proven herself in every aspect that her profession demanded.
Social media
Morales connects with the public through various social media sites. She is also active on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. She uses the username @nmoralesnbc on both Instagram and Twitter, where she has 372 thousand followers on her Instagram account and 444.9 thousand followers on her Twitter account. Likewise, more than one hundred thousand people follow her on Facebook.
Body measurements
Morales has a slim body. He is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 58 kg. Likewise, he fits a shoe size 8 US and a dress size 4 US. Apart from this, he has beautiful blue eyes and dark brown hair.
Caption: Natalie Morales finishes the Boston Marathon. Source: Today
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