Laura Rodriguez joined NBC 6 in September 2013. She is thrilled to be doing what she loves in the city where she was born and raised.
Before joining the NBC 6 team, Laura was a general assignment reporter at CBS58 in Milwaukee and the 10 p.m. co-anchor for Noticiero Telemundo Wisconsin. Prior to that, she was a weather anchor at Telemundo Chicago.
Some of the most notable stories she has covered include Pope Francis' visit to the United States, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragic shooting, and the change in U.S.-Cuba relations. Laura has interviewed several local, national, and international leaders including President Donald Trump while he was on the campaign trail.
Laura is bilingual and often contributes reports for NBC 6's sister station Telemundo 51.
Laura is a proud graduate of Northwestern University where she founded the first Spanish-language newscast and where she was also part of the award-winning Northwestern News Network team. She found a passion for journalism while she was a student at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy and Conchita Espinosa Academy in Miami.
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1 hospitalized after BSO deputy fires weapon in West Park: Officials
An investigation is underway in West Park Sunday afternoon after a deputy was forced to fire their weapon, officials said.
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Family suing owner of Miami gym after teen daughter was molested by member
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Video shows Miami Police officer shooting driver while on hood of moving car
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Sister says man who allegedly hit Miami cop with car was wrongfully shot at Bayfront Park
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1 hospitalized after tanker goes up in flames after colliding with bus on I-595
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Ready for takeoff: Brand-new Concourse A unveiled at Key West International Airport
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Several apartment units in Fort Lauderdale damaged after water pipe bursts
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Man starts fire in room after mother throws out Santeria supplies: Deputies
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After last-minute changes, Lucy's Law on boater safety heads to DeSantis' desk
After some last-minute debate over the language in Lucy’s Law, the Florida House and Senate came to an agreement to crack down on dangerous boaters.
