Rosanna Scotto Biography
Rosanna Scotto is an American news anchor. She is the co-host of Good Day New York, on Fox 5 NY WNYW in New York City. She formerly hosted with Greg Kelly. Previously, she anchored the 5 and 10 pm news with Ernie Anastos, and the Fox 5 Live 11 am news. She has been the lead female news anchor since 1990.
How old is Rosanna Scotto? – Age
Scotto is 65 years old as of 2023. She was born on 29 April 1958, in New York, New York, United States, where she also grew up.
How tall is Rosanna Scotto? – Height
The news anchor stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Rosanna Scotto Mother, Father – Family
Scotto was born and raised in New York City on April 29, 1958, to Anthony Scotto (1934-2021), who is a mobster, and Marion Anastasio, who is the daughter of Anthony Anastasio, also a mobster. She grew up alongside her siblings, Elaina Scotto, Anthony Scotto Jr., and John Scotto.
Rosanna Scotto Education
Scotto later graduated from Visitation Academy, a Catholic elementary school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. In assition, she graduated from Brooklyn’s Packer Collegiate Institute in 1976. Again she attended The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., graduating holding a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1980.
Is Rosanna Scotto Married? – Partner
Scotto married Louis Ruggiero, a lawyer in 1986. They are blessed with two children, a son, Louis “L.J.” Ruggiero, together with a daughter, Jenna Ruggiero. Besides, she is part owner of the family’s New York City restaurant, Fresco by Scotto, where she often assists in the kitchen and greets diners.
Rosanna Scotto’s Career
Scotto started her career in television at WTBS, Ted Turner’s UHF television station in Atlanta, where she became a reporter for two local programs and also an associate producer of the station’s evening newscast. Furthermore, she returned to her native New York City in 1982 as a reporter for WABC-TV’s Good Morning New York, which later became Live along with Regis and Kathie Lee.
After a period of one year with Good Morning New York and The Morning Show, he joined WABC-TV’s Eyewitness News as a reporter, where she remained till she joined Fox’s WNYW. Scotto began at WNYW-TV in 1986 as a weekend anchor and also reporter and later in 1994, she began anchoring the weekday edition of Fox 5 News.
She began a former anchor of the 5 and 10 pm newscasts along with Ernie Anastos. Rosanna was named and promoted to anchor of Good Day New York, soon moved together with Greg Kelly in 1986. Likewise, WABC-TV morning anchor Lori Stokes replaced Kelly and also as Scotto’s co-anchor shortly after Kelly left in September 2017. Moreover, Scotto was featured for the first time as a co-host on The Five, substituting for Judge Jeanine on July 28, 2022.
Rosanna Scotto Net Worth
Citing his journalism career, Rosanna has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.
You can find and follow Rosanna on Instagram using the account name: @rosannascotto