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
18-year-old arrested in connection to fatal stabbing near Barclays Center in Brooklyn
The suspect, Noah Rentas of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Tuesday.
Body found along the water in Queens park; police searching for answers
A person called 911 just after 11 a.m. Sunday reporting the body in the water along some rocks where people fish at the entrance to Fort Totten Park.
Andrew Cuomo, NYC mayoral hopefuls participate in forum
Sunday's format didn't involve questions. Each of the eight candidates simply made a statement.
Crowd gathers on Upper West Side in support of Mahmoud Khalil
But with the Trump administration cracking down on pro-Palestinian student activists like Mahmoud Khalil, the message of those protests has expanded to include protecting first amendment rights.
Family holds vigil, demands justice after teenage son shot and killed in mistaken identity case
It's been one year since a 19-year-old was fatally shot outside his home in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
Dueling protests break out in Times Square after Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes'
Two large protests took place in Manhattan on Tuesday night, after Israel shattered the ceasefire agreement with Hamas with a surprise airstrike that killed more than 400 Palestinians.
Rubio warns more arrests like Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's will be on the way
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says more student visas and green cards will be revoked as the federal government makes the case to remove Mahmoud Khalil.
State Inspector General Lucy Lang shares road to her success in NY State government
As we celebrate Women's History Month, we're spotlighting a woman who has worked her way up through the ranks to becoming on of the most powerful women in New York State government.
Group of suspects wanted in burglary spree targeting pharmacies across New York City
Police in New York City are searching for whoever is responsible for a brazen rash of robberies targeting pharmacies across the city.
Push underway to protect beloved 'bodega cats' that have become fixture at NYC corner stores
There's a new push to protect the cats, and do it without compromising food safety rules.