Born in the year 1972 on 6th June, to father Mario Morales Jr. and mother Penelope Morales, in Kaohsiung situated in Taiwan, Natalie Morales-Rhodes’s birth name is Natalie Leticia Morales. As her father was an Air Force officer, she lived in several parts of the world which include Spain, Panama, and Brazil. She spent the better of her early age in America and is also fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. There is no news regarding her siblings. No news is also available about her elementary school and the name of her high school is also not mentioned. She went to study at the Rutgers University situated in situated in New Jersey, United States of America. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from here. She also completed her major in Latin American from the Rutgers University. She is a Taiwanese by nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity.
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Her interest in journalism was promoted at a very early age, as it can be seen from her choice of major during her college days. After her graduation from the Rutgers University, she started her work at a bank named Chase Bank which is situated in New York in the United States of America. After this, she went on to pursue her career in journalism and became a part of the WVIT-TV as an anchor as well as the reporter.
During her time at the channel, she covered several important stories such as the Presidential Election in 2000, Columbine Shootings and the attacks of the September 11 in 2001. She then went on to work for the Court TV. After this, she joined News-12 and was selected as the anchor of the show The Bronx. She then went on to join the MSNBC in 2002 and was known for covering several important stories such as the Summer Olympics in 2004, the Presidential Election of 2004, the disaster of the Columbia Space Shuttle and the Sniper attacks of Beltway in 2002.
She worked with MSNBC for four years but left the network in 2006. She went on to become a national correspondent with the show Today show in 2006. She then went on to become the anchor of the show Macy’s July 4 and was also seen on The Marriage Ref. She has been awarded several honors for her great work and these honors include the Groundbreaking Latina in Media by the National Association of Latina Leaders in 2007 and the Fifty Most Beautiful People by People en Espanol in the same year.
Turning towards her married life, she is married to Joe Rhodes and the couple got married in 1998. Natalie and her husband are proud parents of two children. She is known for her hard working nature, diligent work ethics and knowledge. The information about the biography of this lady is present on several major sites owing to her popularity and hard work. Her salary is expected to be very high with a net worth of $8.5 Million.
Last Modified: Apr 6, 2020
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