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Jean Martirez (born on January 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Filipino-American newscaster who co-anchors the KTTV FOX 11 Morning News, FOX 11 News at 10 A.M. and FOX 11 News at Noon along with Tony McEwing.
Background[]
Personal[]
Martirez was born in Chicago, Illinois where her parents met. She is a first generation Filipino-American and is of mixed Filipino, Spanish and Chinese heritage.[1] Martirez attended the University of Missouri where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Martirez lives in Malibu, California with her husband and two children.
Career[]
Martinez began her broadcasting career working as a weekend anchor and reporter for KOMU in Columbia, Missouri[2]. She then moved on to WXII in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where she worked as a morning anchor and reporter. She was then hired as an anchor and reporter for the Harlingen, Texas CBS-affiliate KGBT. She then relocated to San Antonio, Texas where she began working for ABC-affiliate KSAT as a morning anchor.
Martirez joined KTTV in October of 1995 as a general assignment reporter for the station’s morning news and its Good Day LA program[2].
Prior to arriving at KTTV Martirez worked at the Denver CBS-affiliate KCNC anchoring their morning newscasts. In Denver from 1993-1995, Martirez hosted an Emmy Award winning syndicated children’s newsmagazine “News for Kids”.[2]
Awards & nominations[]
References[]
- ↑ "Jean Martirez official blog". My Fox Chatanooga. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "KTTV Bio: Jean Martirez". KTTV. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑ Variety staff (12 July 2007). "2007 L.A. Emmy Award Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑ "59th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Award Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2010.