Wayne Magazine May 2015 | Page 50

Right Time and Place The WRITTEN BY ADRIANA MARIELLA NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY TRAFFIC ANCHOR CARA DI FALCO 48 WAYNE MAGAZINE MAY 2015 COURTESY OF NEWS 12; BACKGROUND : THINKSTOCK C ara Di Falco starts her day at News 12 New Jersey before the sun rises. As the station’s morning traffic anchor, she is in the studio by 4:30 a.m. and on the air by 5 a.m., leaving her husband, Eddie, and dog, Roxie, still asleep at home. Di Falco, who was born and raised in Kinnelon, has been reporting traffic for News 12 New Jersey since 2009, when the station needed someone to fill in for the weather report. She eventually landed the permanent role. “I was in the right place at the right t [YK8