Alina Machado Biography
Alina Machado is an American journalist working as the Weekend Evening News anchor for NBC 6. She is also the Consumer Investigative Reporter since joining the station in May 2016. Previously, she was working as a network correspondent for CNN.
Alina Machado Age
Machado was born on December 6, 1976, in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. She is hence, 47 years old as of 2023.
Alina Machado Height
Machado stands at a height of 1.71m, and her weight is about 65kg.
Alina Machado Family
Machado has not disclosed her family members, parents, and siblings. Mostly because she does not necessarily find this information useful to the public. We will keep you posted should this information be available.
Alina Machado Husband
Machado is happily married to Bobby Abreu, the two got engaged in 2005, and Bobby is a professional baseball star. Machado and Abreu have one child together known as Donorah Valentina, she was born on June 25, 2008.
Alina Machado Career
Machado went to the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. In addition, she has master’s and bachelor’s degrees and she was also valedictorian at Miami Coral Park Senior High School. In her career as an anchor and reporter, she has been a witness to the biggest national stories lately. Such stories include the West Virginia chemical leak that tainted the water supply for a numerous number of residents; the George Zimmerman trial and his brushes with the law; and the church massacre in Charleston, South Carolina. Further, her stories and live reports appeared on CNN on several occasions, also on CNN International and CNN en Espanol.
Even before she joined CNN, Alina was working at local TV stations in the country for a period of 10 years. In her career, she has gone to o many cities such as Chicago and Atlanta. Alina has as well worked at ABC 11 in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a general assignment reporter. While there she covered the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the 2011 deadly tornado outbreak, and the John Edwards campaign finance fraud trial. On the other hand, she worked in Milwaukee, being a bilingual anchor and reporter for CBS 58/Telemundo Wisconsin. While working there, she made her on-air debut at WGEM-TV, the NBC affiliate in Quincy, Illinois, at that time, she was still a college student. Alina has, therefore, explored many countries in the line of duty, but is happy to be back in Miami her hometown. Outside work, you will find her outdoors playing tennis, riding a bike, or just walking her dog.
Alina Machado Salary
Machado’s salary is about $105,000 per year.
Alina Machado’s Net Worth
Machado’s estimated net worth is $2.1 million. Her primary source is her job as a News anchor for NBC 6.
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