Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Rosemary Connors is a renowned journalist & an American news anchor who works for the NBC10 news team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Talented and focused on her goals, she has dedicated over a decade to her career as a journalist and has received multiple accolades for her efforts.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Rosemary was born in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to parents, Francis W. Connors (father) and Mary Flannery Connors (mother).
- Her mom Mary worked at the Philadelphia International Airport as a Public Affairs Manager, and her father Francis served at the Dad Vail Regatta as a General Manager.
- Rosemary is one of the four children in her family and has a twin brother John who also currently lives in Pennsylvania.
- Since October 2015, Rosemary is married to a Project Manager named Benjamin Daniel Cross. The couple tied the knot at the ‘Our Mother of Good Counsel’ Chapel.
- The couple had fallen in love after being introduced by a mutual friend in 2010 & got engaged in 2014.
- Rosemary gave birth to her first child amidst the COVID-19 crisis – Her baby Benjamin Blaise Cross was born on April 5, 2020.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Rosemary attended the University of Pennsylvania & graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. While studying Sociology, she decided to concentrate on Law and Society.
- She then moved to Temple University where she studied part-time at the Beasley School of Law.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Rosemary comes from a family of prominent journalists & is a third-generation journalist.
- Her grandmother and mother were both journalists and worked as part of the city newspaper teams. She has mentioned that family dinners throughout the years gave her the inspiration to follow a career in journalism.
- After graduating from college, she worked in Grand Junction, Colorado, as well as Naples and Fort Myers in Florida as both a news anchor and reporter. The majority of her career, however, has been based in Pennsylvania.
- She also has a few prominent internships on her resume that include a stint at NBC10 as part of the Investigators team and as part of the Today Show, an NBC show taped in New York.
- Connors currently works as reporter and news anchor for NBC10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Awards and Accolades :
- While working in Florida, Rosemary was honored for her journalism by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Suncoast Emmy Awards as well as the Associated Press.
Some of her other achievements include :
- 3 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards for her coverage of the Philadelphia School District closures.
- A Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for her coverage of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.
- An Emmy for the coverage of Northeast Philadelphia’s gas explosion in 2011.
- Named the Delaware County Daily Times’ 2012 “News MVP.”
- Chosen to be NBC10’ special Political Reporter throughout the course of the Presidential Election in 2012.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Connors played Field Hockey for the Ivy League Penn Division I team.
- She is actively involved with the Kyle Ambrogi Foundation which works to raise awareness of depression in teenagers in addition to promoting education.
- Rosemary also works as a board member of the MANNA organization which provides healthy meals for people in Philadelphia struggling with life-threatening diseases.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Rosemary Connors Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- Rosemary Connors Height : 5′6″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
Personal / Home / Contact Details
- Marital Status / Married? : Yes
- Children / No of Kids : 1
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
- Nationality : American
RoseMary, I have always respected your news reporter journalism. Tonight, I was shocked by your flagrant blue dress.