Stephanie Rodriguez, Reporter
Stephanie Rodriguez is a reporter for CBS 58 and Telemundo Wisconsin. She joined WDJT in October of 2022.
Born in Puerto Rico, she is fluent in Spanish. She grew up in the Chicago suburbs before moving to Normal, Illinois, for college. During her time at Illinois State University, Rodriguez was a reporter, anchor and producer for the student-run television station and a news editor for the university's student-run newspaper. As a student reporter, Rodriguez won a national scholarship from the Radio Television Digital News Association, being named the 2017 Carole Simpson Scholar.
Her first reporting job was at the NBC/ABC affiliate in Peoria, Illinois. During her time in Central Illinois, Rodriguez was part of the team that covered a student bus crash that led to an Edward R. Murrow Award in social media for Heart of Illinois ABC.
She comes to Milwaukee from Western Wisconsin, having spent two years as a morning anchor for WQOW News 18 in Eau Claire.
While in the Chippewa Valley, she fell in love with the Badger State and all of the nature it has to offer.
Rodriguez loves to ride her bike on state trails and spends most days watching movies, enjoying the company of her cat and enjoying time with friends and family.
If you have a story idea you would like to share with Stephanie Rodriguez, you can email her at [email protected]. You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter at @StephRodNews.
Articles by Stephanie Rodriguez
- Milwaukee man charged in murder of Sade Robinson asks for charges to be tried separately
- 3 teenagers in custody after bloody attack on elderly men
- Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office investigates human remains found in Two Rivers
- Giant beach sand sculpture created by expert, college students
- Complaint: Boyfriend shot UW-Whitewater gymnast multiple times, charged with homicide
- 'It was unreal': Witnesses react to gunfire that left 3 police officers injured
- Suspect ID'd in UW-Whitewater student shooting, bail set at $1M
- 'We're here for the animals': Volunteers rescue kitten stuck in pipe for 5 days
- Milwaukee County to apply for millions of dollars to redesign dangerous intersections
- Reckless driver gets 14 years for fatal crash; family of victim says sentencing is a slap on the wrist
- 1 person dead, 3 injured in quadruple shooting near 40th and North
- 'We're here to celebrate law enforcement': JD Vance talks crime, safety in Kenosha
- Full Circle Healing Farm: How one couple is feeding their community in many ways
- City leaders address recent uptick in car break-ins
- 'Most of us are...having to find a new career': Tenured faculty face layoffs at UW-Milwaukee
- 'We can make people healthy again': Meta House announces addiction treatment center expansion
- Milwaukee County adds 8 new harm reduction vending machines to combat overdoses
- Wildlife In Need Center celebrates 30 years of helping sick, orphaned animals
- 'Goodbye Northridge, Hello Granville': What could replace abandoned mall?
- 13 ballot drop boxes open in Milwaukee for August primary
- D'Vontaye Mitchell's final manner of death determined to be homicide, ME's report says
- Milwaukee alderman shares own experience with 911 amid protocol questions
- Ride safety top of mind as State Fair sets to kick off 2024 run
- Teen girl dead, 8 others injured in Dineen Park shooting; arrest made
- Armed robbery attempt ends with gunfire exchange in Wauwatosa, 1 person in serious condition
- 'It's the best party there is': Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival begins
- Wisconsin Democrats welcome VP Kamala Harris to Milwaukee
- Microsoft outage impacts Milwaukee
- 'I'm going to be moved to tears': Delegates anxious for Donald Trump's RNC speech
- RNC Fashion: 'The real theme here is patriotic clothes'
- Replica of Wisconsin schoolhouse, where GOP began, on display at RNC
- 'We want to be heard': Thousands of protesters gather to march on the RNC
- 'The spark was lit': With RNC comes renewed attention to GOP's Wisconsin roots
- Camp Hero: Girl Scouts get firsthand look at careers as first responders
- Milwaukee Common Council discusses safety measures ahead of RNC
- 'Their transportation got taken away': Nonprofit boxing club has car stolen
- Wisconsin Women Fish: How one female captain is turning the tide
- 10 days away: Preps continue for RNC, residents ready to deal with restrictions
- Southeast Wisconsin celebrates Independence Day
- Wisconsin legislators called on to ban bump stocks
- 'It's time for the city to catch up': Milwaukee alderman leads revived push to change official flag
- 'President Biden is our nominee': WI Democrats react to first Presidental debate
- Behind the Scenes: Telemundo Wisconsin Brewers broadcast
- Trace Adkins to headline RNC welcome party same day as 'bail fund' benefit concert for protestors
- Businesses change hours, add staff ahead of RNC
- Security perimeter finalized as RNC draws nearer
- 'It's awesome': Fans enjoy 1st day of Summerfest 2024
- Local leaders react to Milwaukee police chief applying for job in Texas
- Bernie Brewer teaches cooking class at Ronald McDonald House
- WI Young Republicans open Waukesha office
- 'Trump's comments speak for themselves': DNC puts up billboards after 'horrible city' controversy
- Bill to protect access to IVF fails Senate vote
- Repairs begin on Whitefish Bay sinkhole after emergency declaration
- 'This is a really popular spot for people to walk': 20-foot sinkhole impacts Whitefish Bay park
- Made in Racine: Mexican candy store owners shares traditions, makes custom piñatas
- Attempt to restrict guns from RNC security perimeter fails
- Waupun warden, 8 staff members charged following investigation into inmate deaths
- Man charged in Sade Robinson case appears in court
- 'They took all of our heavy equipment': Community garden has thousands of dollars' worth of tools stolen
- Dousman bar re-opens after man attacks customer with machete
- Milwaukee alderman pushes to close loophole that keeps unlicensed drivers on the road
- 'There is no way we can just do something else': Firework show cancellation hurts War Memorial Center, businesses
- MLB announces pensions, stats integrations for Negro League players
- 'We'll continue to have a place here for a very long time': The history of Wisconsin's oldest veteran's cemetery
- Jury deliberations begin in trial of man accused of killing Navy sailor
- 'We're looking at possible tornados, hail': Tips to prepare for severe weather
- Dockless electric scooters now permanently in Milwaukee
- Tailwaggers 911: Hometown nonprofit approaches 4,000 dogs saved
- Milwaukee leaders hope marijuana reclassification will lower incarceration, lead to legalization
- 'Who knows when she can get another appointment': Ascension hack impacts patients, healthcare workers
- 'I see myself in these students': MPS bilingual counselor named WI Teacher of the Year
- President Biden visits Racine County to meet voters, tout new Microsoft facility
- Mayor Johnson replaces Milwaukee's election chief 6 months before 2024 election
- UW-Milwaukee encampment continues, protesters hold Muslim prayer, Shabbat
- Shorewood High School students walk out, join UW-Milwaukee encampment
- 'If you can make learning fun, it sticks': Students compete in Contrapt Competition
- 'I believe in them': Fans sendoff Milwaukee Bucks
- TikTok ban: What happens next, how local business owners feel
- Following fatal fire, MFD returns to south side neighborhood to install free smoke alarms
- More human remains found in South Milwaukee, believed to belong to Sade Robinson