He has also worked in several other cities, including Augusta, Ga., Gainesville, Fla., and his hometown, Tallahassee, where he was weekend anchor at WTXL-TV.

Rod has had the opportunity to anchor and report on several national stories. He traveled with both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during their championship seasons.

He also traveled with the Jeb Bush campaign during his re-election bid.

When not at work, Rod enjoys reading, music, movies and church.

He is a member of the Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, where he works with the Public Relations Committee, sings in the Male Chorus, the Mass Choir and the Praise Team. He's also active in Sunday School.

Rod is a proud 1990 Graduate of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

He's a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, The National Association of Black Journalists and is former Vice President of Broadcast of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists. While in Birmingham, Rod served as Vice President of Broadcast for the Birmingham Chapter of NABJ.

He was also a founding member of the Birmingham Metro Chapter of the FAMU Alumni Association and is currently a member of the FAMU National Alumni Association in Tampa.