Gene Valicenti Biography
Gene Valicenti is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor, Reporter, and Host working for WJAR – NBC 10 in Providence, Rhode Island as a weekday evening news anchor. He also serves as a weekday morning reporter at WPRO 99.7 FM.
Gene Valicenti Age
Valicenti was born in New Jersey, United States. He likes to keep his personal life private hence he has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born. However, he might be in his 50s.
Gene Valicenti Height
Valicenti stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Gene Valicenti Family
Valicenti grew up in New Jersey. He has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Valicenti has any siblings.
Gene Valicenti Wife / Children
Valicenti is a married man and his spouse is Diane Valicenti, his high school sweetheart. The couple takes great pride in being dad and mom to their 3 daughters: Sophia, Ali, and Natalie. The family resides happily in Kent County, Michigan.
Gene Valicenti Net Worth
Valicenti has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Host.
Gene Valicenti Salary
Valicenti earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Gene Valicenti Career
Valicenti is a proud alumnus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. He serves at WJAR – NBC 10 as a weekday evening news anchor, appearing on the 6 PM newscasts. In addition, he hosts the political show, “10 News Conference” on WJAR. On the program, he hosts all of the station’s political debates. He even had a profile made about a day in his life on Rhode Island PBS.
Besides working for WJAR, Valicenti also serves at WPRO 99.7 FM in Providence, Rhode Island as a weekday morning reporter. While in college (during the 1992 summer), Valicenti freelanced as a reporter at WJAR-TV. He began his on-air career at WPIX in New York, where he served as a desk assistant. He has worked at TV stations in Connecticut and New Jersey.
Over the years with WJAR-TV, Valicenti reported on lots of important stories. This included things like elections, papal visits, and the September 11 attacks. He was among the first journalists to get to ground zero. Later on, he did a lot of live coverage in Washington, D.C., and even in Guantanamo, Cuba.
Valicenti has had quite a journey, and 2023 turned out to be an exciting year for him. He got into the “RI Heritage Hall of Fame” and the “RI Broadcasting Hall of Fame.” He’s won 5 Emmy Awards and got several Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards. Valicenti is unique because he’s the only one to win 3 “Best of RI” awards in a single year. In the year 2016, he joined the NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Silver Circle for his 2 and a half decades of excellent service.
Valicenti has supported charitable and nonprofit events for a long time, and he’s received many Humanitarian awards for it. He got special honors from The DaVinci Center for Social Progress and the RI Red Cross. He also holds the UNICO “Mille Grazie” award for promoting a positive image of Italian Americans. Valicenti serves at the National Italian-American Foundation (NIAF) as a New England coordinator. There he works on important matters for the community.
Gene Valicenti WJAR – NBC 10
Valicenti is working at WJAR – NBC 10 where he works alongside other famous WJAR – NBC 10 meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Krystin Rae
- Sam Read
- Tamara Sacharczyk
- Mark Searles
- Emily Volz
- Patrice Wood
- Temi-Tope Adeleye
- Katie Benoit
- Joanna Bouras
- Cal Dymowski
Gene Valicenti Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 5.3K followers on Twitter.