Gilma Avalos Profile
Gilma Avalos is an American Reporter and Anchor working for NBC 4 New York – WNBC-TV as a weekday morning and evening news anchor. She joined the network in the year 2019.
Gilma Avalos Education
Avalos is a proud grad of Columbia University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Hispanic Studies. While at the university, she worked as an intern at NBC News Partnerships at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Avalos fluently speaks Spanish and English.
Gilma Avalos Career
Avalos serves at NBC New York as an anchor of the 11 AM and 5 PM newscasts, a role she has held since May 2023. She began as an anchor for the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on the Saturday and Sunday editions of “News 4 New York”. She also served as a general assignment reporter from Monday to Friday where she reported on breaking news across the Tri-State area. Her coverage of the coronavirus pandemic won NBC New York the prestigious Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award in January 2021. Columbia University has recognized Avalos with an award for her work. The Alfred I. DuPont has long been honored as the documentary, broadcast, and online equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.
Over the years with NBC New York, she has reported on numerous biggest stories in the Tri-State such as the coronavirus outbreak. Before joining NBC New York, she served at the CBS Owned station, KTVT-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. She spent half a decade there working as a weekday afternoon news anchor. She was also responsible for delivering breaking news coverage. Avalos covered the deadly ambush of 5 Dallas police officers in the year 2016, live from the ground. She was the 1st journalist to cover the police robot that assisted in bringing down the suspect. Avalos reported on the trial of Amber Guyger following the coverage of the verdict and sentencing.
Before going to KTVT, she served at NBC 6/WTVJ-TV in Miami, Florida as a general assignment reporter and multimedia journalist. While there, she traveled to Sanford, FL to report on the George Zimmerman trial, and was among the 1st South Florida reporters to report on the death of Trayvon Martin. Avalos started her journalism career at News 12 The Bronx in New York City as a news anchor. There she covered the 2011 Hurricane Irene and assisted in developing the pilot that would later become News 12 en Español. Avalos got her start in TV when she was 12 years old when he served as a host of a Spanish-language children’s program, “Paleokids,” concentrating on the world of dinosaurs for Discovery Channel Latin America.
Gilma Avalos Age
Avalos is 37 years old as of 2024. She was born on February 7, 1987, in San Salvador, El Salvador. She celebrates her birthday on the 7th of February every year.
Quick Facts About Avalos
| Age | 37 years old as of 2024 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Bradley Lloyd Blackburn |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Gilma Avalos Height
Avalos stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Gilma Avalos Family
Avalos was born to her loving parents, Sandra Y. Rodriguez (mother), and her father whose names are unknown at the moment. Avalos’s mom and aunt are both breast cancer survivors. She was raised both in San Salvador and Miami, Florida.
Gilma Avalos Husband
Avalos is married to Bradley Lloyd Blackburn, a multimedia journalist, and reporter for a campus TV station in Columbia. The couple tied the knot on September 30, 2017, at a private wedding ceremony held at Marty Leonard Chapel in Fort Worth, Texas. The attendants of the wedding were only close friends and family.
Gilma Avalos Children
Avalos and Bradley Blackburn take great pride in being mom and dad to their 2 daughters, Blair Emilia and Birdie. Blair is 2 years old as of 2022 having been born on March 2020. Birdie (youngest baby daughter) is 4 months years old as of October 2022 having been born in June 2022. The family happily resides in New York. Avalos often posts her husband and daughters on her Instagram Page.
Gilma Avalos Salary
Being one of the top journalists for NBC 4 New York, she earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Gilma Avalos Net Worth
Avalos has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a Reporter and Anchor.
Gilma Avalos Weight Loss
There is no information regarding Avalos having lost any weight. However, there will be an update of any information about his weight as soon as is available in the limelight.
Gilma Avalos NBC 4 New York
At NBC 4 New York Avalos works alongside;
- Pat Battle
- Bruce Beck
- Matt Brickman
- Erica Byfield
- Adelle Caballero
- John Chandler
- Michael Gargiulo
- Ted Greenberg
- Adam Kuperstein
- Maria LaRosa
- Rana Novini
- Natalie Pasquarella
- Dave Price
- Melissa Russo
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