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
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.
Police respond to shooting outside bar in North Arlington, New Jersey
It happened just before 9 p.m. on Ridge Road in North Arlington.
Grieving mother wants answers after 18-year-old son fatally shot in Queens: 'It drives you crazy'
The mother and basketball coach of an 18-year-old shot and killed nearly three weeks ago in Queens are speaking out as police continue searching for his killer.
Community mourns the loss of beloved basketball star Kinu Rochford, killed in shooting
From streetball in Brooklyn to college ball at Fairleigh Dickinson to the pros in nine countries, 35-year-old Kinu Rochford was a respected talent and a radiant personality.
NYPD Harbor Unit deploys full fleet for America250 amid major security operation
Before the tall ships parade, Blue Angels soar and 85,000 fireworks light up the sky, NYPD's Harbor Unit is working around the clock to secure New York's waterways.
Father's Day hit-and-run on Staten Island leaves mother brain-dead, family praying for miracle
A heartbroken family is speaking out after a beloved mother was left in grave condition from a speeding hit-and-run driver who mowed her down on Staten Island on Father's Day.
12 injured in violent clash between teens, officers at Bronx juvenile facility
Police arrived at the Horizon Juvenile Center on Brook Avenue just before 5 p.m. Sunday after a chaotic fight inside with injuries, including stab wounds.
4 wounded, including 2 teens, in Harlem shooting
There is no word on what led to the violence, how many guns were fired, or the circumstances of the shooting.
Best way to get around during Tuesday's World Cup match? Officials, commuters weigh in
If things go as smoothly as they did on the trains Saturday for the Brazil-Morocco match, NJ Transit will be the best way to get to the Senegal-France game on Tuesday, but it's a weekday, and the game starts at 3 p.m.