Joelle Garguilo
Throughout her tenure, she held multiple roles across the network. Most recently, she worked as an on-air entertainment and features reporter for "New York Live," correspondent for "E!" News while contributing at the "Today Show with Hoda & Jenna" and has covered some of the biggest entertainment events of this last year, including the "Oppenheimer," "Barbie," and "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1" premieres, the Met Gala, the MTV VMAs and the Tribeca Film Festival, among many others.
As a contributor to the "Today Show with Hoda & Jenna" since 2021, she hosted the special segment "Scoop on the Scene," an entertainment news segment combining entertainment news and celebrity interviews as well as co-developed and hosted the live and taped segments for "Just the Good News." Garguilo began her career with NBC News Mobile where she wrote, produced, edited, and anchored human interest, news, and features packages. From there, Garguilo joined the weekend "TODAY" show launching "POPStart" as host and producer, as well as introducing "Orange Room." Simultaneously, she was reporting for New York Live which included the opportunity to co-host Golden Globes® live pre-show specials and co-host their SNL 40th anniversary special. Garguilo also created "POPSTART EXTRA" for TODAY.com where she wrote, hosted and edited all digital segments.
Garguilo's talents have earned her two Emmy® Awards, one for the Magazine Program "New York Live Home for the Holidays" and a second for Outstanding Entertainment: Program Features/Segment for New York Live Features/Segments.
In addition to entertainment coverage, Garguilo has a passion for sharing lifestyle, small business, human interest, and "feel good" content. Earlier in her career, she worked as a financial analyst for New Line Cinema.
Garguilo, her husband, and two children reside in New York.
Joelle's Stories
Where to watch free outdoor movies this summer in NYC
There are many free movie nights happening this summer across all five boroughs.
How a musician's 500-pound piano is making music accessible in New York City
Kristopher Hull offers a different view of the city, where the weird, the wonderful and everything in between become part of the performance on his piano.
Is Broadway broken? Rising costs, celebrity casting and early closures fuel debate
The surprise closure of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" has reignited a growing debate about the future of Broadway, with producers, performers and theater insiders questioning whether soaring costs are making it harder for new and innovative shows to survive.
Last call on Broadway: These award-winning shows are taking their final bows
Broadway fans still have time to catch Ragtime, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Moulin Rouge! before their final performances this summer. Here's when each show takes its last bow.
Kerry Washington and cast bring 'The Whoopi Monologues' to a new generation
Now, not one but five women are stepping into Goldberg's shoes, reimagining the show for a new generation at Lincoln Center.
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' makes IMAX history with massive global shoot
Christopher Nolan is taking on one of the most enduring stories ever told, and by all accounts, making it bigger than ever.
Christopher Nolan talks 'The Odyssey' before it hits theaters Friday
It's based on the ancient poem written by Homer and we will likely still be talking about the film come the Oscars next March.
Matt Damon opens up about filming 'The Odyssey' and why movies remain so meaningful to him
"The Odyssey" is poised to be one of the biggest blockbusters not just of the summer, but potentially of the entire year.
Robert Irwin talks dad's legacy and hosting 'Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro'
For 34 seasons, the celebrities have been the stars of the ballroom -- now, for the first time, it's the dancers' turn.
Celebrity stylist Law Roach talks season 22 of 'Project Runway'
Season 22 of "Project Runway" welcomes a new group of designers hoping to make a name for themselves in the fashion world,