Sonia Rincón
If her name sounds familiar, you may have heard her voice on New York's all-news radio station 1010 WINS, where she spent 15 years as an anchor and reporter while freelance reporting for New York-area television stations, before joining the Eyewitness News team full-time in May 2022.
Her broadcast journalism career began at Emerson College in Boston, where she served as news director for college radio station WERS-FM. Before returning home to New York, Sonia reported and anchored news for radio stations in Connecticut, Maine, Virginia and Pennsylvania including KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia.
Sonia earned numerous awards in her 20+ year radio career, including an Edward R. Murrow award for storm coverage of Ida in 2021.
She also has served as an adjunct lecturer at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.
Sonia has Colombian and Scottish heritage and is fluent in Spanish. When she's not working, Sonia enjoys theater and live music, fitness classes and cooking. She lives in the Bronx, is a die-hard Yankees fan and a proud alumna of LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts.
Sonia's Stories
Storms snarl busy travel at LaGuardia Airport ahead of Labor Day weekend
Thousands of travelers faced delays at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday as storms around the country threatened to disrupt a busy Labor Day weekend travel period.
Sheepshead Bay residents seek vandalism suspect wanted for smashing cars
Residents in Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay neighborhood are asking for the public's help identifying a man they believe is responsible for damaging more than 20 vehicles.
Gov. Kathy Hochul responds to backlash from Bruce Blakeman over hijab controversy
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, are trading accusations after Blakeman criticized the governor for wearing a hijab during a visit to an Islamic cultural center.
Police: Man pushes woman to ground, sexually assaults her in Brooklyn
A man in gray cargo shorts, a black short-sleeved shirt and a tan cap was seen crossing 15th Street near 5th Avenue in Park Slope just after 3 a.m. Saturday morning.
Dolly Parton's legacy lives on with Imagination Library literacy program in New Jersey
Dolly Parton was more than a music legend. She was also a philanthropist who spent decades giving away millions of books to children through her Imagination Library literacy program.
Vigil in Jackson Heights, Queens honors earthquake victims in Colombia
Community members gathered for a candlelight vigil in Jackson Heights, where attendees read the names of more than 100 victims identified so far after the earthquake in Colombia.
Queens' Colombian community fears for loved ones back home after deadly quake
For many Colombians in New York City, communication with loved ones has been difficult in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Colombia.
Brooklyn man arrested in arson that burned down landmark South Bushwick church
The arrest has brought mixed emotions to members of South Bushwick Reformed Church, who have been searching for answers since the fire on Juneteenth.
NYC hopes for best, braces for worst by opening 'safe overnight locations' amid stormy night
P.S. 230 in Kensington is one of the dozens of places the city has made available for anyone who gets flooded in the middle of the night and needs a safe place to go.
Queens community holds candlelight vigil for staff sergeant killed in Jordan by Iranian missile
A candlelight vigil was held in Queens on Monday night to honor the life of U.S. Service member Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad.