Natalie Morales (journalist)

Natalie Morales
Morales in May 2011
Born
Natalie Leticia Morales

(1972-06-06) June 6, 1972 (age 52)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRutgers University
OccupationJournalist
Years active1994–present
Notable credit(s)Today co-anchor and national correspondent (2006–2011)
Today news anchor and third hour co-anchor (2011–2016)
Today West Coast anchor (2016–2021)
Access Hollywood host (2016–2019)
The Talk co-host and moderator (2021–present)
Spouse
Joseph Rhodes
(m. 1998)
Children2
WebsiteToday: Natalie Morales

Natalie Morales-Rhodes[1] (born Natalie Leticia Morales; June 6, 1972) is an American journalist who is currently a co-host and moderator of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. Prior to that, Morales worked for NBC News for 22 years in various roles as the West Coast anchor of Today, and appeared on Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News.

In August 2016, after the Rio Summer Olympics, Morales moved to Los Angeles, where she became both the West Coast anchor of Today, and Billy Bush's replacement as host of Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live, while continuing as a correspondent for Dateline.[2]

In addition to her other duties, she also hosts the Reelz series Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales.

  1. ^ "TODAY anchors show their driver's license photos". Today. NBC News. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Stelter, Brian (May 4, 2016). "NBC's Natalie Morales is heading west". CNN.