Darlene Rodriguez (née Pomales) [1] is an American journalist and co-anchor of Today in New York on WNBC.

Rodriguez has also served as a fill-in newsreader for Ann Curry and later, Natalie Morales on The Today Show on NBC.

Prior to working for WNBC, she was a general assignment reporter for WCBS Newsradio 88 for four years, and worked as a reporter for the BronxNet cable television network.

While in college, Rodriguez was instrumental in creating various local cable news programs which focused on cross-cultural cuisines.

Her passion for cooking and crocheting (which she learned as a child) still occupy most of her free time.