Romney Smith is a general assignment reporter regularly appearing weekday mornings on Today in New York.
Smith’s commitment to journalistic excellence has been recognized with a regional Emmy Award in 2021 and an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2017.
Prior to joining NBC 4 New York in 2021, Smith was an anchor and reporter at WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio for two years. During her time there, she was part of the team to earn a Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award for Large Market Daytime Newscast.
Prior to WKYC-TV, she served as an anchor and investigative reporter at WTOC-TV in Savannah, Georgia. Smith played a pivotal role in launching multi-platform digital newscasts and sparked change in Chatham County’s 911 system after her story about a domestic abuse victim having to call 911 twice for help.
Smith also worked as a morning anchor at CBS 47/Fox 30 in Jacksonville, Florida serving on the news team to earn a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Large Market Excellence. She started her career as an anchor and reporter for WFXL-TV in Albany, Georgia.
Smith is a proud graduate of The University of Richmond and earned her master’s degree from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
Smith is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the nation’s first African American sorority as well as the National Association of Black Journalists. The Atlanta native likes to say her life is a series of news deadlines, working out, traveling, calligraphy, and making a mean guacamole!
Smith is married and lives with her husband in Queens.
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MTA tests pilot program involving subway stations' emergency gates to stop fare evasion
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Teen and man hurt in shooting aboard subway in Brooklyn: Police
There were terrifying moments inside a moving subway train in Brooklyn after a gunman opened fire, shooting two people before taking off, according to police.
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Queens high school chaos: Safety officer attacked, teacher targeted in separate incidents
Alarming incidents by students at a Queens high school — including an alleged attack on a safety officer and a riot that forced a teacher to run and hide because she attended at pro-Israel event — were at the forefront of a rally held by two dozen concerned parents, community members and elected New York City officials demanding change.
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NYC McDonald's Worker Stabbed Multiple Times Trying to Defend Coworkers: Cops
A 31-year-old McDonald’s worker in East Harlem is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the chest, neck and arm as he tried to break up some sort of dispute involving his fellow employees and a man early Wednesday, cops say. A man entered the fast-food joint on Third Avenue and East 117th Street around 12:45 a.m. and...
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‘Fire Everywhere': 9,000+ Gallons of Gasoline Explode, Light Up Rockville Centre
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Nurses Call Out Alleged Staffing Shortage at Local NYC Hospital During ‘Day of Action'
More than 100 nurses rallied outside of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Wednesday morning to call attention to what they say is a dire nursing shortage. Dozens of nurses saying the current nursing shortage is leading to long hours and the inability to take care of their patient load. “We took an oath in nursing school that we were going to do…
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Some NYC Schools See Shortage of COVID Vaccine for Kids During City-Run Drive
Parents at a number of New York City public schools were in line very early Monday morning to give their newly-eligible children the COVID-19 shot. However, a number of city schools apparently got more than they bargained for as News 4 New York was made aware of reports that some schools quickly ran out of shots during the first day…
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2 Die, BMW Shredded in Horrifying Crash on Long Island
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