Naoko Funayama Biography|Profile
Naoko Funayama is a skilled American journalist currently working at WCVB-TV. She joined Duke Castiglione, Bob Halloran, and Josh Brogadir as a reporter on WCVB’s SportsCenter 5 team in May 2022.
Naoko Funayama Age| Birthday
How old is Funayama? She is around 35 years old as of 2024. Her age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.
Naoko Funayama Education
She is a graduate of Williams College and the Boston University College of Communication
Naoko Funayama Height|Weight
Funayama stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60kgs.
Naoko Funayama Family
She was born in the United States, however, she has not revealed information regarding her family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Naoko Funayama Husband|Married
Funayama likes to keep her personal life private, hence she has not disclosed information about whether she is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Naoko Funayama Children| kids
She likes to keep her personal life private, hence she has not disclosed information about whether she has children or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Naoko Funayama Career
Funayama returned to Boston Sports where she served as the sideline reporter for the New England Revolution broadcast team since 2017. Earlier in her career, she served as the rinkside reporter for the Boston Bruins broadcast team on NESN from 2008 to 2013. Moreover, during her tenure at NESN, she covered both the Red Sox season-opening trip to Tokyo in 2007 and the Bruins’ trip to Belfast and Prague to start the 2010-11 season.
The Bruins went to the Stanley Cup Final twice during her time and in 2011, they won a historic championship. Also, she was part of NBC’s most recent Olympic Games coverage, reporting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Coming to the SportsCenter 5 marks Funayama’s return to the Hearst Television family since she started her career as a sports reporter for another Hearst-owned station, WMUR-TV in New Hampshire. During her free time, she enjoys helping with youth sports leagues, coaching kids, and going for the occasional run. As a New Englander, she is a true winter sports enthusiast.
Naoko Funayama WCVB-TV
WCVB-TV, also known as channel 5 is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is affiliated with ABC and owned by Hearst Television. Its studios are located on TV Place in Needham, Massachusetts, and its transmitter is located on Cedar Street, as well as in Needham, on a tower that is shared with several other television and radio stations.
The nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, is considered part of the Boston media market, making WCVB-TV part of a nominal duopoly with WMUR-TV or channel 9, that city’s ABC affiliate; however, the two stations maintain separate operations.
WCVB currently broadcasts 43 hours, and 55 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week; with 6 hours, and 35 minutes each weekday, five hours on Saturdays, and six hours on Sundays. It operates an Aérospatiale AS350B helicopter entitled “Sky 5” that is live broadcast capable. In addition, the station shares resources with the two other ABC affiliates in the state for statewide news coverage throughout Massachusetts: WLNE-TV in New Bedford and WGGB-TV in Springfield. Notably, WCAP in Lowell runs audio simulcasts of portions of WCVB’s morning and evening newscasts on weekdays.
Moreover, WCVB’s newscasts are titled NewsCenter 5, and the station’s sports segments are likewise branded as SportsCenter 5. The weather segments were similarly branded as WeatherCenter 5 before 2001. The station is believed to be the only local station permitted to use the SportsCenter name, owned by ESPN, for its sportscasts, owing to its ownership by Hearst and affiliation with ABC, along with its use predating ESPN’s 1979 existence.
Naoko Funayama Salary|Net Worth
Funayama has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earns from her broadcasting career.
Naoko Funayama Social Media Platforms
She is active on all social media accounts and often posts on her platforms. She has over 19.6k followers on Twitter, 3.1k followers on Facebook, and 1.1k followers on Instagram.
WCVB-TV Colleagues
- Antoinette Antonio
- Jessica Brown
- Shaun Chaiyabhat
- Jennifer Eagan
- Anthony Everett
- Ed Harding
- Karen Holmes Ward
- Doug Meehan
- Ted Reinstein
- Rhondella Richardson
- Mary Saladna
- Shayna Seymour
- Ben Simmoneau
- Maria Stephanos
- Erika Tarantal
- Katie Thompson
- Janet Wu
- Josh Brogadir
- Bob Halloran
- Duke Castiglione
- Mike Lynch
- Naoko Funayama
- A.J. Burnett
- Harvey Leonard
- David Williams
- Kelly Ann Cicalese
- Michael Page
- Cindy Fitzgibbon
- Mike Wankum
Frequently asked questions about Naoko Funayama
Who is Naoko Funayama?
Naoko Funayama is a skilled American journalist currently working at WCVB-TV. She joined Duke Castiglione, Bob Halloran, and Josh Brogadir as a reporter on WCVB’s SportsCenter 5 team in May 2022.
Is Naoko Funayama Married?
She likes to keep her personal life private, hence she has not disclosed information about whether she is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Where does Naoko Funayama Live?
Funayama has not revealed information regarding her current residence. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.