Jason Martinez Biography
Jason Martinez is an American journalist who currently works at FOX29 as an anchor since joining the station in 2019 as a co-anchor of News broadcasts on weeknights at 5, 6, 10, and 11 p.m. Martinez comes to Philadelphia from San Diego, where he was the morning anchor at KGTV. His experience there includes anchoring non-stop coverage of the devastating Lilac Fire, which destroyed more than 200 homes, the international border conflict, immigration issues, and California’s coast living crisis.
Martinez is a sports fanatic who, as a kid, played travel baseball with former Phillies great Chase Utley. Following his education, he graduated from Chapman University in Orange, California. Following his graduation, he began his career as a reporter at WTVG in Toledo, Ohio. While there, he covered several major stories. Some of the stories include the November 200 outbreak of tornadoes, ‘The Big Blackout,” and he also interviewed a young high school kid named LeBron James (currently a famous NBA star).
Prior to San Diego, he spent five years as an anchor at WPLG in Miami, covering some of the wildest “only in Florida” stories of his career. He also covered presidential elections in the swing state, US-Cuba relations, fake plastic surgeons, a violent face-earing incident, and two Miami Heat NBA champions.
His experience reporting in the field has taken him through floods, crime scenes, presidential elections, plane crashes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Martinez also worked in Los Angeles, where he earned his fourth Emmy Award for team coverage of Michael Jackson’s shocking death.
He also loves music and has been a drummer since the age of four. Jason shared the stage with great musicians covering a variety of genres such as funk, country, jazz, Latin, R&B, soul, and rock. He is also an avid golfer who cannot seem to find the fairway.
Jason Martinez Age
How old is Jason? Jason has not shared any information on his current age, date of birth, month, or year. This section will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Jason Martinez’s Height
Martinez stands at an average height and is of moderate weight.
Jason Martinez Family
Martinez lost his grandfather to Alzheimer’s disease, which is another cause near and dear to his heart. However, he has not shared information about his parents and siblings. We will update this section as soon as information is available.
Jason Martinez Wife
Martinez is happily married to his supportive and loving wife, Lissette. He is also a proud father of four children: Jagger, Cason, Angelina, and John-Michael. Additionally, he and his wife are involved in the “Live Like Bella Foundation,” which benefits research to fight childhood cancer.
Furthermore, days after Corson, his son was born, he nearly died after contracting a blood infection. Carson’s remarkable recovery motivated Jason to get involved with causes that benefit Children’s hospitals across the country.
Jason Martinez Net Worth
Martinez has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $5 million. Additionally, his main source of income is his career as a journalist.
Jason Martinez Salary
Martinez receives an estimated annual salary of between $40, 000 to $100, 000.
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