Erika Tarantal
| Erika Tarantal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1979 |
| Status | married |
| Occupation | Anchor/Reporter at WCVB |
Erika Tarantal (born September 8, 1979) is a principal anchor/reporter for WCVB in Boston. She can be seen weekdays anchoring the midday news at noon. Tarantal also reports for NewsCenter 5 Eyeopener.
Personal
Tarantal was raised in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
As mentioned on Sunday Today in New York on April 3, 2011, she is a vegetarian. Married to Lucas Nathan,[1] Tarantal gave birth to her first child in the Spring of 2012.
Education
She obtained her bachelor's degree in government from Connecticut College.[2]
Career
Prior to joining WCVB in February 2014; Tarantal served as co-anchor for WNBC's News 4 New York at 6pm and 11pm on weekends and as a General Assignment Reporter filing stories for various News 4 New York newscasts during the week. Tarantal left WNBC in January, 2014.
Tarantal joined WNBC as a general assignment reporter in December 2007.
In October 2005, she was employed at WVIT in Hartford, Connecticut, where she served as a weekend evening anchor and weekday General Assignment Reporter. Before her career in broadcast journalism, she worked as a paralegal for the Office of the Attorney General in Boston.[2]
Family
Tarantal is the daughter of Stephen M. Tarantal, a painter and dean of the College of Art and Design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Her mother, Elsa Johnson, is a sculptor and a professor at the same university.[1]
References
- 1 2 Smith Brady, Lois. "Erika Tarantal and Lucas Nathan". New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- 1 2 "NBC NEW YORK - BIOGRAPHIES". NBCUMV. Retrieved 4 October 2013.