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
Inside Carmine Street Guitars, where Rick Kelly keeps old New York history alive
When you walk inside Carmine Street Guitars, you're welcomed by the smell of fresh wood, the sound of saws, the strum of guitars and a smile from a man with endless stories to tell.
If the '90s had 'Friends,' then 2026 has 'Not Suitable for Work'
Mindy Kaling's "Not Suitable for Work" is the newest comedy giving major "next-generation 'Friends'" energy.
'Best of the World' with Antoni Porowski highlights global connections
Food, art and community are just some of the reasons people travel. Now, all three are at the heart of a new show travelers will want to put on their radar.
Tony nominees reflect on this year's Broadway season ahead of award ceremony this weekend
Broadway's biggest night is here, with the Tony Awards set for this weekend after a season packed with powerful plays and crowd-pleasing musicals that moved audiences, made them laugh out loud and even got them dancing in their seats.
Two friends bring Celine Dion twist to Broadway's 'Titanique'
There are few people who don't know the story of the Titanic, or who haven't seen the 1997 blockbuster that swept the world and gave us one of the most iconic songs of all time.
Anthony Donahue, AKA Anthony MSG, is NYC's biggest Knicks fan
There are Knicks fans, and then there's Anthony Donahue, known around New York as "Anthony MSG."
Get to know the cast of Hulu's new comedy series 'Not Suitable for Work'
The show follows five 20-somethings in New York City. The girls live across the hall from the guys and they are all navigating careers, friendships and love lives.
Tribeca Festival kicks off Wednesday marking its 25th year
New York has got some pretty serious bragging rights at the moment, not just with the Knicks but in the world of entertainment.
Cozy Soup 'n' Burger closing after 54 years of feeding students, night owls, workers and wanderers
Every storefront has a story, and in New York City, even the most ordinary places can become something special, a neighborhood bodega, a pizza spot, a diner that's always there.
The Vinyl Word is a club for albums where strangers become friends
In an age where younger generations are seeking things out for TikTok or Instagram, attendees at The Vinyl Word say there is a real movement to get back to physical spaces with each other.