Erika Tarantal Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Husband, WCVB, Net Worth, and Salary

Erika Tarantal Biography

Erika Tarantal is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor/Reporter working for WCVB in Boston, Massachusetts as a contributing reporter and evening news anchor. Prior to joining the station in February 2014, she worked for NBC 4 New York.

Erika Tarantal Age

Tarantal was born on September 8, 1979, in the United States. She is therefore 43 years old as of 2022. She celebrates her birthday on the 8th of September every year.

Erika Tarantal Height

Tarantal stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.

Erika Tarantal Family

Tarantal was born to her loving parents, Stephen M. Tarantal (father) and Elsa Johnson (mother). Both her parents work at the University of Arts in Philadelphia College of Art and Design; her mom is a professor and sculptor and her dad is a dean and painter. There is no information regarding whether Tarantal has any siblings.

Erika Tarantal Husband / Children

Tarantal is married to her lovely spouse, Lucas Nathan. They tied the knot on January 9, 2010. They first met while they were both in college. Lucas Nathan was Tarantal’s cousin’s bestie! The couple takes great pride in being dad and mom to their 2 children, Grace Victoria (daughter) and a son, whose names are under review. Grace is 8 years old as of 2023 having been born in March 2015. Tarantal’s son is 11 years old as of 2023 having been born in March 2012.

Erika Tarantal Net Worth

Tarantal has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor/Reporter.

Erika Tarantal Salary

Tarantal earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Erika Tarantal Career

Tarantal serves at WCVB NewsCenter 5 as an evening news anchor of the 5 and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. Also, Tarantal is a reporter who contributes to WCVB’s well-known local news show, “Chronicle”. She’s a big supporter of WCVB’s special “5 For Good” stories. These stories are about people in Massachusetts who help others in their communities.

In the year 2017, Tarantal’s “5 for Good” story called “Food Truck Fighting Hunger” won a special award called the Gracie Award from The Alliance for Women in Media. This story was about a local couple who use their food truck, Daniel’s Table, to give out many meals every week. They use money from their cafe to stop hunger in their hometown.

Before joining WCVB, she worked at News 4 New York in New York City. She hosted the news on weekends there, and sometimes she filled in as the main co-host for the morning news show called “Today in New York.” Tarantal reported on important events like when Pope Benedict was chosen and when Pope John Paul II passed away. She also covered big stories like the sad shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and Superstorm Sandy. Tarantal began as a general assignment reporter at News 4.

Before joining News 4, she was a reporter at WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut for nearly 2 years (October 2005 – December 2007). Before that, she moved up to News 12 in the Bronx, New York, beginning as a reporter and then becoming the morning news anchor. Tarantal also worked at WHDH-TV in Boston, MA as a helper in making shows. Before she started working in television, she worked at the Office of the Attorney General in Boston, MA as a paralegal. When coming to her education, Tarantal is a proud alumnus of Connecticut College where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in government.

Erika Tarantal WCVB

Tarantal is working at WCVB where she works alongside other famous WCVB meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;

1. Maria Stephanos
2. Katie Thompson
3. Josh Brogadir
4. Janet Wu
5. Bob Halloran
6. Duke Castiglione
7. Mike Lynch
8. Naoko Funayama
9. A.J. Burnett
10. Kelly Ann Cicalese

Erika Tarantal Social Media Platforms

She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 3.2K followers on Instagram.