
Rob DiRienzo
Rob DiRienzo joined the FOX 5 Atlanta news team in November 2020.
Before coming to Atlanta, he travelled the country covering the 2020 presidential election as a multimedia reporter for the Fox News Channel.
From the moment former Vice President Joe Biden announced his candidacy in Pittsburgh, Pa., through the New Hampshire primaries, all the way to the moment Biden accepted his party's nomination in Wilmington, Del., Rob was there on the ground.
Rob also extensively covered the college admissions scandal in Boston and the legal fallout that followed. At the onset of the coronavirus lockdown, Rob broke the news that tens of thousands of Americans were trapped abroad without a way to get back home. He also put a national spotlight on the eviction crisis and food crisis that intensified because of the pandemic.
Previously, Rob spent his days high above New York City as an airborne reporter aboard WNBC-TV's Chopper 4. He got his start in journalism at the age of 14 at WRNJ-AM, a small radio station in his hometown of Hackettstown, NJ. Later, while studying journalism and political science at Temple University in Philadelphia, he joined FOX 5's sister station FOX 29 as a junior reporter for Good Day Philadelphia.
When he's not at work, Rob loves playing hide-and-seek with his nieces and nephews, long walks through the city, and meeting new dogs in the process. He is obsessed with all kinds of music. Bruce Springsteen, Biggie Smalls, and Miles Davis are some of his all-time favorites.
The latest from Rob DiRienzo
Atlanta police bring FOX 5 onto the site of the controversial site activists call ‘Cop City’
Atlanta police officers took FOX 5 onto the site of the controversial police training center on Friday, alongside other members of local media.
Hundreds of Fulton County teens looking to earn summer cash attend hiring fair
A hiring fair in South Fulton Saturday morning drew hundreds of teens looking to earn cash and stay busy over the summer.
Douglasville homeowners fined $10K after mass shooting outside Sweet 16 party
The Walker's say the HOA fined them for inviting the shooters into the neighborhood. The family says the association has the story all wrong.
Notorious pothole-ridden road in Atlanta finally getting a makeover; what you need to know
An Atlanta road infamous for its potholes is about to get ripped up and replaced.
Man shot by law enforcement Saturday night in Coweta County identified
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into shooting in which deputies say they exchanged gunfire with a man, killing him Saturday night.
Protesters rally in Midtown to demand stronger gun laws week after deadly shooting
The group is calling on Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban.
Lake Lanier beach bans swimming, bumming out longtime lake goers ahead of opening day
Some people who usually cool down at one of Lake Lanier’s most popular beaches are now boiling mad over a new rule change.
Mayor's office: Council member ‘severely mistaken’ about plan to expunge criminal records
During Monday's public safety committee meeting, Atlanta City Council member Antonio Lewis demanded answers from the city’s chief judge about why he hasn’t begun purging criminal records like the council voted to do.
After Midtown shooting, group of Dem. lawmakers wants Kemp to call special session
Four Democratic state lawmakers sent a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp Monday demanding he call a special legislative session.
Inflation drives Manuel's Tavern owner to ‘hit the nuclear button’ on menu
“We have been eating those cost for so long, and now it was clear that we couldn’t eat them any longer,” the Manuel's Tavern owner Brian Maloof told FOX 5.