| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Claudia Garofalo |
| Claudia Garofalo Maiden Name | Not known |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available on the year she was born. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| In what show did Claudia Garofalo participated? | Aside from her broadcasting career, Garofalo is also a professional singer who has appeared on “American Idol.” |
| Children / No. of Kids | 1 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
Introduction :
- Claudia Garofalo is an American TV host, anchor and singer. She is well-known for being the ex-traffic anchor on News 4 and Fox 29 & for hosting San Antonio Living for 5+ years.
- In February 2019, she joined the team of Fox21 in South Colorado, co-hosting the LivingLocalCO show.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Claudia is the oldest among two children in her family and has a very close connection with her younger brother, who, according to Claudia, is “still the child he was years ago.”
- Claudia is happily married to her co-anchor Mike Garofalo – The couple tied the knot in early 2013.
- Mike & Claudia have one child – a girl named Anna Kate, born in December 2015. Claudia also has a young daughter named Avah from her previous marriage.
- In October 2014, Claudia revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage and lost her baby seven months into her pregnancy. Luckily, for the couple, Claudia got pregnant once again soon and gave birth to her daughter, Anna Kate, a year later.
Early Life and Education :
- Claudia was born and raised in the city of Del Rio in Texas and left her hometown to move to San Antonio after graduating high school.
- Being raised in Texas, she fell in love with country music at an early age, eventually leading to her passion for music.
- Claudia was always interested in journalism, and her hobby turned into a passion when she graduated high school.
Broadcasting Career : Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- After getting her degree, Claudia started working for the morning radio show Miles in the morning which aired on Y100 FM.
- She left hosting radio shows to focus more on TV in 2013. She landed a job on Fox 29 as well as News 4, where she met her now-husband, Mike.
- Her passion for journalism made her a well renowned news anchor on both of the shows and gave her an opportunity to co-host the show San Antonio Living.
- Later, both Claudia and her husband left San Antonio and took a job with Fox 21 in Colorado Springs as an Executive Producer. She is also the host of Lifestyle Show “Living Local.”
Singing Skills :
- Not many know that Claudia is a recognized singer, who auditioned on American Idol and had the prestige of singing the American National Anthem at a Spurs game in 2013.
- In her singing career, she has performed on various occasions, including recurring performances at the Arneson River Theatre in San Antonio.
- As a musician, her dream is to one-day sing alongside her favorite country singer, Tim McGraw.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Claudia loves fine dining, and her favorite restaurants include Voodoo Steakhouse and Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen.
- Being a film junkie, some of Claudia’s favorite movies are Clueless, Uptown Girls, and any movie starring Tom Hanks.
- A woman of many talents, Garofalo loves photography and always shares her best clicks on social media. Golfing is also a big hobby of hers, and according to her, a “Sunny Sunday Morning” is the best to hit the golf course.
- Even though Claudia grew up in a hot city in Texas, she loves skiing and goes skiing as often as she can.
- Her favorite pastime is spending time with the children on a rainy day, eating pizza, and watching movies.
- Claudia grew up listening to Jason Aldean and George Strait, and she considers these two as her musical idols.
