Matt Rodewald
Traffic and Transportation Reporter
Updated 2:28 PM CST, Thu, Sep 10, 2009
Matt Rodewald knows the Chicago roads inside and out as the daily Traffic and Transportation Reporter for NBC5 News Today. Not only do you get a unique look at the daily traffic hassles and the most accurate travel times, Matt will also put his dancing shoes on for the weekly staple that's sweeping the city: Dance Friday.
Prior to joining the NBC5 team in December 2006 as a fill-in reporter in SKY 5, Matt anchored traffic reports for a number of radio outlets including WTMX, WDRV, WLIV, WCPT, and 9FM. He also worked as the Weekend Traffic Anchor for CLTV News.
You can also hear Matt as an anchor and host for WSCR - 670 the Score. He also has a vast experience with sports broadcasting as an Anchor/Reporter WMVP and a Play-By-Play Announcer for WKRS.
Along the way, he's done work for the Chicago Tribune, Kane County Chronicle, Comcast Network and WBIG radio as well.
Rodewald started his career at WXLW in Indianapolis as a host in 2002.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of Journalism at Indiana University. While on campus, he served as an award-winning Sports Director at WIUS radio and prepared himself for a television career as an intern for NBC13 in Indianapolis.
Matt was born in Skokie and lived in Elk Grove Village before his family settled in Geneva as a child. He currently resides in the Lakeview neighborhood.
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First Published: Oct 1, 2008 2:28 PM CST
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