Debra Alfarone Biography
Debra Alfarone is an American Anchor, Reporter, and Correspondent working for Local News Live, serving as a national TV correspondent for Gray Television and lead anchor for Local News Live. She has been working for the station since January 2023, after working as a TV correspondent for CBS News in Washington, D.C., for 3 years.
Debra Alfarone Age
Alfarone was born on April 12th, but has not disclosed the year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 30s, judging from her appearance. Alfarone celebrates her birthday on April 12th, as evidenced by her Instagram post on April 12, 2026, captioned, “…for my birthday and I must admit it was one of the first birthdays I appreciated fully…No pressure to have the best time ever because after all it’s your birthday…”
Debra Alfarone Height
Alfarone stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Debra Alfarone Family
Alfarone was born to Joan Ruth Lewin and Richard Alfred Alfarone. Her parents met via a blind date and were married for 61 years until they died in 2024. Her mother, Joan, passed away on June 8, 2024, at the age of 80. She battled a variety of health issues, including a brain aneurysm, several strokes, and kidney disease.
Richard, her father, passed away at Hospice of Randolph in Asheboro on June 25, 2024, after battling cancer. He was born to Angelina Perri Alfarone and Guiseppe Alfarone on January 12, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Queens with his four older brothers. At the age of 24. Richard was electrocuted at a construction site, forcing doctors to amputate his leg. He spent over 4 decades working as a general contractor throughout New York.
Alfarone has a brother, Kenneth, who celebrates his birthday in September. Unfortunately, both of her parents passed away in 2024. On September 4, 2025, she posted a photo of herself and her brother on her Instagram account and captioned “…It was my brother’s birthday. We are the only two left in our family, since our parents died within two weeks of each other, a year ago…”
Debra Alfarone Husband
Alfarone is very private about her personal life; therefore, it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Alfarone being in any past relationship with anyone.
Debra Alfarone Net Worth
Alfarone has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Correspondent.
Debra Alfarone Salary
Alfarone earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Debra Alfarone Education
Alfarone has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Stony Brook University. She also studied at New York University.
Debra Alfarone Career
Alfarone is working for Local News Live, serving as a national TV correspondent for Gray Television and lead anchor for Local News Live, Gray’s 24-hour digital national news network. Also, she shares motivating and uplifting stories for her series, “The Good Side.”
Alfarone is an Edward R. Murrow and Emmy award-winning journalist who has worked in the news business for over 15 years. Before joining Gray in 2023, he spent 3 years informing the nation from the White House and U.S. Capitol for CBS News and CBS Newspath for 3 years.
Alfarone was an anchor for the CBS News Streaming Network from the station’s New York headquarters. She also delivered news updates for CBS News Radio. She extensively broadcast the 2020 election, filed live reports from the Capitol on the day of the January 6th riot, and was live for all CBS affiliates the night Russia invaded Ukraine.
Before her time at CBS News, Alfarone worked as an anchor for WUSA9, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. She also worked as a reporter for PIX 11 in New York City and NBC Connecticut in Hartford.
During her career, Alfarone has interviewed many politicians, celebrities, newsmakers, and everyday people doing amazing things. Besides her work on TV, she founded Debra Alfarone Media. There, she coaches speakers, entrepreneurs, journalists, and anyone with a mission and a message to be powerful on camera and in life.
Alfarone debuted a podcast in 2022, where she pours her life lessons into the next generation of changemakers. Also, she travels countrywide to share her message of inspiration with the journalism community and beyond. She forms connections through her personal story of becoming a reporter for the most powerful address in the world, despite being a one-time high school dropout. She believes that if she can do it, you can too.
Debra Alfarone Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram and X(formerly known as Twitter). She has over 10K followers on Instagram and over 10K on X.