Joe Arena Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Joe Arena is a journalist and news anchor and reporter for WPIX-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program News 12 Long Island

Breakthrough:Grew up in New York City and spent time visiting Long Island beaches

10 Quick Facts About Joe Arena

Full Name: Joe Arena
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program News 12 Long Island
Current Role: News anchor and reporter
Current Employer: WPIX-TV
Place of Birth: New York
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Mary Claire Arena
Children: 2 children
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Journalist

Joe Arena Age

Joe Arena's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

He attended Syracuse University.

Syracuse University
- Period: Attended for approximately three years

Career & Work

Joe Arena's career includes news and reporting roles with News 12 Long Island, a news outlet and WPXI-TV.

Organization: News 12 Long Island

Role: Anchor and Reporter

Period: 2022–Present

Details: Long Island, New York

Organization: WPXI-TV

Role: Weekday Morning Anchor; Later Weekend Morning Anchor and Weekday Reporter

Period: October 2012–June 26, 2022

Details: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Organization: WIVB-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Period: Before 2012

Details: Buffalo, New York · Worked in the Buffalo television market before joining WPXI in Pittsburgh.

Organization: NBC News

Role: Television Production Staff

Period: Early career

Details: New York City · Entered network television production after leaving Syracuse University following an offer to work on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

Organization: MSNBC

Role: Television Production Staff

Period: Early career

Details: New York City · Worked in network television production before pursuing on-air local reporting.

Organization: CNNfn

Role: Television Production Staff

Period: Early career

Details: New York City · Gained production experience with CNN's former financial-news television service.

Rise to Fame

Joe Arena rose to prominence for his role on the television show News 12 Long Island.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes News 12 Long Island, The East End, and Channel 11 Morning News.

Television

TV Show: News 12 Long Island (News Anchor and Reporter, 2022-Present) — Regional news reporting and anchoring for Long Island
TV Show: The East End (Co-host, Documented 2024) — News 12 Long Island program co-hosted with Erin Colton
TV Show: Channel 11 Morning News (Morning News Anchor, 2012-2022) — Morning television news programming on WPXI in Pittsburgh
TV Show: NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw (Production Staff) — Worked in television production before becoming an on-air reporter

Radio

Radio Program: Imus in the Morning (Production Staff) — Worked in production during the early phase of his broadcasting career

Notable Coverage

Eastport school memorial – News 12 Long Island – 2026 – Reported on a school Buddy Bench dedicated in memory of a child who died following a rare brain tumor
Franklin Regional High School stabbing attack – WPXI-TV – 2014 – Covered the mass stabbing incident in Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Tree of Life synagogue shooting – WPXI-TV – 2018 – Reported on the mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue
Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup celebrations – WPXI-TV – Covered multiple championship celebrations involving the Pittsburgh Penguins
Long Island community and human-interest stories – News 12 Long Island – 2026 – Reported on youth entrepreneurship, school activities and community initiatives

Joe Arena Family & Relationships

Joe Arena is married to Mary Claire Arena. He has 2 children.

Lesser Known Facts

Spent approximately one year outside journalism working in construction before returning to broadcasting.
Worked behind the scenes at NBC News, CNNfn and MSNBC before pursuing an on-air journalism career.
Worked in numerous television markets, including Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Shreveport.
Returned to his native New York region in 2022 after nearly ten years at WPXI in Pittsburgh.
Covered several Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup celebrations.